Updates Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)

[Turbo]

That is just amazing! Congrats to everyone!

 

[N_Molson]

Congrats NASA for that great technological achievement ! :thumbup: :10sign:

 

[Screamer7]

I am very happy for the people of JPL and NASA. They achieved a great feat.
Congratulations!!!!!

 

[Urwumpe]

Touchdown confirmed... Curiosity has landed!

Now I can return to my bed... :goodnight:

 

[Mandella]

Okay. I have to admit something. I wouldn't have bet you a quarter that wacked out skycrane things was going to work.

I have never been so happy to be wrong.

 

[80mileshigh]

The USA wins the gold medal for engineering!

 

[Keatah]

2 more pics are on the way before odyssey blows off..

 

[Cras]

Congratulations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Once again showing us that it is right to dream, it is right to reach for the stars, because when we dream large, and reach far, we can accomplish great and wonderful things.

 

[Codz]

Absolutely stunning!

 

[Mandella]

Hey! there is kissing going on at mission control!

 

[Keatah]

Unmanned spacecraft totally rock! If this was a manned mission, it would be over next week. But we now have years to cruise around!

 

[Andy44]

I wish there was video from the rover looking up at the descent stage during the skycrane part. Pictures of rocks are cool and all, but not novel. A crazy rocket skycrane hovering over Mars on the other hand...

 

[FALCONFLYER]

What a feat! Proud day

 

[Mandella]

I wish there was video from the rover looking up at the descent stage during the skycrane part. Pictures of rocks are cool and all, but not novel. A crazy rocket skycrane hovering over Mars on the other hand...

I was thinking much the same thing. Wish we could have dropped a little drone camera along with the ballast!

 

[N_Molson]

If this was a manned mission, it would be over next week.

No. A 1-week manned mission would be a nonsense.

 

[Ripley]

Speechless...

 

[Thunder Chicken]

MRO was overhead and may have gotten some images of it on chute, like it did with Phoenix.

 

[Codz]

Unmanned spacecraft totally rock! If this was a manned mission, it would be over next week. But we now have years to cruise around!

One of the primary reasons we even have unmanned missions is to pave a path toward manned missions. Also, as N Molson posted, it would be absurd for a manned mission to Mars to last only a week.

 

[tl8]

I wish there was video from the rover looking up at the descent stage during the skycrane part. Pictures of rocks are cool and all, but not novel. A crazy rocket skycrane hovering over Mars on the other hand...

They are expecting more images from the descent soon, but it will take time.

 

[ADSWNJ]

One of the first thumbnails...
http://twitter.com/NASA/status/232350219700932608/photo/1/large