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Title: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 08:29:23 pm
From CNN

Given that Beagle 2 is MIA, the NASA people have to nervous as heck at this point.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: IndyShark on January 03, 2004, 09:15:49 pm
Mars Defense Command has been alerted and detected the intruder.  A spokesman from the Mars Defense Department has ugred Martians not to panick or worry about the latest earthling attack.    
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Lepton1 on January 03, 2004, 09:50:04 pm
I wish there were some live coverage. This is more news worthy than half the crap they have on the tube.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 10:36:06 pm
Try CNN...they have it on RIGHT NOW!

Edit: Signal received...it's on Mars!  Take that, Europe!
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 10:52:45 pm
It landed safely!  It works, it works!
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: SFC Bennie on January 03, 2004, 11:42:30 pm
I know you're joking Rat, but the more working sources for knowledge we have, the better.

In any event, yay! :-)

Scott Bennie  
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Lurker on January 04, 2004, 07:04:52 am
Congrats Americans. If Spirit finds that piece of $hit Beagle 2 down there then give it a slap for me.

(J/K  )  
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: IndyShark on January 04, 2004, 09:29:11 am
This is great news! I can't wait to see more photos! The black and white photos I've seen so far are boring.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Confused?? on January 04, 2004, 09:58:16 am
The Mars global suveryor(sp) is moving into a closer Orbit around the poles to see if it can find the Beagle.
And this was a mostly British Mission.Also is it nottrue that most of the Nasa probes have failed??

Anyway what about this "face on Mars", natural formation or something dodgy. And why have they not tried taking pictures of the exact area at different times to prove it's just a play of light.

Either way, no matter what country puts a probe up there it's a great moment.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: vsfedwards on January 04, 2004, 10:20:33 am
Quote:

Try CNN...they have it on RIGHT NOW!

Edit: Signal received...it's on Mars!  Take that, Europe!



I dont class britain as european, as I am british. Although technically it is...it isnt till I move out!    
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: S'Raek on January 05, 2004, 08:50:08 am
This is really great!  I can't wait to see more of the images.  Does anyone know what kind of experiments are planned for it to do?  Hopefully the second one will also land safely later this month.  
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: CFA_Admiral_Tige on January 05, 2004, 09:44:15 am
Quote:



Given that Beagle 2 is MIA, the NASA people have to nervous as heck at this point.  



Why do you trust Snoopy with something like this??  He's proably asleep on some martian doghouse's roof.

 
Quote:

  .Also is it nottrue that most of the Nasa probes have failed??



One of the probes failed because some jackass used the wrong measurements(American Units instead of Metric Units), another one missed its target and failed to land.  But this is not the first NASA probe to land.  Anyone remember the Mars Rover?  It landed, then got stuck.  So we'll call that 50% failure.  And their was the Pathfinder, the first(and last) real success on Mars

Tiger
 
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: Sethan on January 05, 2004, 10:09:03 am
All the Mars probes that were intended to land on Mars, did (in one fashion or another).  Its all a question of how functional they were after the landing.  
Title: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 08:29:23 pm
From CNN

Given that Beagle 2 is MIA, the NASA people have to nervous as heck at this point.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: IndyShark on January 03, 2004, 09:15:49 pm
Mars Defense Command has been alerted and detected the intruder.  A spokesman from the Mars Defense Department has ugred Martians not to panick or worry about the latest earthling attack.    
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Lepton1 on January 03, 2004, 09:50:04 pm
I wish there were some live coverage. This is more news worthy than half the crap they have on the tube.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 10:36:06 pm
Try CNN...they have it on RIGHT NOW!

Edit: Signal received...it's on Mars!  Take that, Europe!
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 10:52:45 pm
It landed safely!  It works, it works!
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: SFC Bennie on January 03, 2004, 11:42:30 pm
I know you're joking Rat, but the more working sources for knowledge we have, the better.

In any event, yay! :-)

Scott Bennie  
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Lurker on January 04, 2004, 07:04:52 am
Congrats Americans. If Spirit finds that piece of $hit Beagle 2 down there then give it a slap for me.

(J/K  )  
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: IndyShark on January 04, 2004, 09:29:11 am
This is great news! I can't wait to see more photos! The black and white photos I've seen so far are boring.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Confused?? on January 04, 2004, 09:58:16 am
The Mars global suveryor(sp) is moving into a closer Orbit around the poles to see if it can find the Beagle.
And this was a mostly British Mission.Also is it nottrue that most of the Nasa probes have failed??

Anyway what about this "face on Mars", natural formation or something dodgy. And why have they not tried taking pictures of the exact area at different times to prove it's just a play of light.

Either way, no matter what country puts a probe up there it's a great moment.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: vsfedwards on January 04, 2004, 10:20:33 am
Quote:

Try CNN...they have it on RIGHT NOW!

Edit: Signal received...it's on Mars!  Take that, Europe!



I dont class britain as european, as I am british. Although technically it is...it isnt till I move out!    
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: S'Raek on January 05, 2004, 08:50:08 am
This is really great!  I can't wait to see more of the images.  Does anyone know what kind of experiments are planned for it to do?  Hopefully the second one will also land safely later this month.  
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: CFA_Admiral_Tige on January 05, 2004, 09:44:15 am
Quote:



Given that Beagle 2 is MIA, the NASA people have to nervous as heck at this point.  



Why do you trust Snoopy with something like this??  He's proably asleep on some martian doghouse's roof.

 
Quote:

  .Also is it nottrue that most of the Nasa probes have failed??



One of the probes failed because some jackass used the wrong measurements(American Units instead of Metric Units), another one missed its target and failed to land.  But this is not the first NASA probe to land.  Anyone remember the Mars Rover?  It landed, then got stuck.  So we'll call that 50% failure.  And their was the Pathfinder, the first(and last) real success on Mars

Tiger
 
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: Sethan on January 05, 2004, 10:09:03 am
All the Mars probes that were intended to land on Mars, did (in one fashion or another).  Its all a question of how functional they were after the landing.  
Title: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 08:29:23 pm
From CNN

Given that Beagle 2 is MIA, the NASA people have to nervous as heck at this point.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: IndyShark on January 03, 2004, 09:15:49 pm
Mars Defense Command has been alerted and detected the intruder.  A spokesman from the Mars Defense Department has ugred Martians not to panick or worry about the latest earthling attack.    
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Lepton1 on January 03, 2004, 09:50:04 pm
I wish there were some live coverage. This is more news worthy than half the crap they have on the tube.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 10:36:06 pm
Try CNN...they have it on RIGHT NOW!

Edit: Signal received...it's on Mars!  Take that, Europe!
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Rat_Boy on January 03, 2004, 10:52:45 pm
It landed safely!  It works, it works!
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: SFC Bennie on January 03, 2004, 11:42:30 pm
I know you're joking Rat, but the more working sources for knowledge we have, the better.

In any event, yay! :-)

Scott Bennie  
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Lurker on January 04, 2004, 07:04:52 am
Congrats Americans. If Spirit finds that piece of $hit Beagle 2 down there then give it a slap for me.

(J/K  )  
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: IndyShark on January 04, 2004, 09:29:11 am
This is great news! I can't wait to see more photos! The black and white photos I've seen so far are boring.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: Confused?? on January 04, 2004, 09:58:16 am
The Mars global suveryor(sp) is moving into a closer Orbit around the poles to see if it can find the Beagle.
And this was a mostly British Mission.Also is it nottrue that most of the Nasa probes have failed??

Anyway what about this "face on Mars", natural formation or something dodgy. And why have they not tried taking pictures of the exact area at different times to prove it's just a play of light.

Either way, no matter what country puts a probe up there it's a great moment.
Title: Re: American Mars probe to land at 11:30 PM EST
Post by: vsfedwards on January 04, 2004, 10:20:33 am
Quote:

Try CNN...they have it on RIGHT NOW!

Edit: Signal received...it's on Mars!  Take that, Europe!



I dont class britain as european, as I am british. Although technically it is...it isnt till I move out!    
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: S'Raek on January 05, 2004, 08:50:08 am
This is really great!  I can't wait to see more of the images.  Does anyone know what kind of experiments are planned for it to do?  Hopefully the second one will also land safely later this month.  
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: CFA_Admiral_Tige on January 05, 2004, 09:44:15 am
Quote:



Given that Beagle 2 is MIA, the NASA people have to nervous as heck at this point.  



Why do you trust Snoopy with something like this??  He's proably asleep on some martian doghouse's roof.

 
Quote:

  .Also is it nottrue that most of the Nasa probes have failed??



One of the probes failed because some jackass used the wrong measurements(American Units instead of Metric Units), another one missed its target and failed to land.  But this is not the first NASA probe to land.  Anyone remember the Mars Rover?  It landed, then got stuck.  So we'll call that 50% failure.  And their was the Pathfinder, the first(and last) real success on Mars

Tiger
 
Title: Re: American Mars probe lands on Mars
Post by: Sethan on January 05, 2004, 10:09:03 am
All the Mars probes that were intended to land on Mars, did (in one fashion or another).  Its all a question of how functional they were after the landing.