August 5th ""something wonderful" is going to happen" Can we get some excitement?

by Farnsworth Posted 2012/08/02 11:44:41

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Day by day, hour by hour, the tension is building. NASA’s mega-mission
to Mars and delivery of the Curiosity rover could be a smashing success …
or just smashing.

The Mars Science Laboratory’s 1-ton Curiosity rover
is factory-equipped with science gear to delve into whether Mars ever
was — or might be today — an eco-friendly setting able to sustain
microbial life.

A seven-minute, terrorizing plunge
through the planet’s atmosphere awaits the spacecraft. MSL’s Curiosity
rover is scheduled to touch down at Gale Crater at 10:30 p.m. PDT on
Aug. 5 (1:30 a.m. EDT, 0530 GMT, Aug. 6).

Please check out the link and the video.

I've been looking forward to this event since launch. I plan to be up and "watching" the best I can. hopefully NASA TV will be streaming the event live.

This will either be an outstanding accomplishment for NASA and America or an unmitigated disaster.

Right now, Curiosity right now is Schrodinger's Cat, it's both alive and dead, but the box will be opened very soon and we will know.

God bless NASA, it's people and the American citizens that have the spark for exploration.

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Elaine Magliacane 2012/08/02 13:27:43

I support NASA and America

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Very sad that Obama is KILLING NASA too... won't it be nice to have a President that LOVES America instead of one that wants to DESTROY us?
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seadog6608PWCM 2012/08/04 11:34:09 (edited)
Farnsworth to seadog6... 2012/08/04 11:38:00

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Happy birthday.

Timing is everything

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JT For Political Reform 2012/08/02 23:38:09
Farnsworth to JT For ... 2012/08/02 23:39:40

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yep

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templer003 2012/08/02 23:34:04

I support NASA and America

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What really gets my goat is that in 1969 I watched the first man step foot upon the moon and my hopes soared... Now 43 years later we still haven't gone any farther, just think for a min how little technology we had back then compared to what we got today, I just do not understand why we have not set foot on Mars or started colonizing either the moon or Mars..

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Farnsworth to templer003 2012/08/02 23:39:02

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me either my friend, poor choice of priorities. We should have been on the moon 20 years or so by now

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templer003 to Farnsworth 2012/08/02 23:49:58

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I have oft times wondered that what IF we had found something, or someone out there and that is the reason we are moving so slowly..

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Farnsworth to templer003 2012/08/03 01:51:14

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anything is possible

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templer003 to Farnsworth 2012/08/03 23:02:08

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well if & when someone comes from " out there " I am already calling first dibbs on learning how to drive/fly their space craft !!!!! God it would be so wonderful to be able to see with mine own eyes a super nova, new worlds why there might even be one with dragons on it, now how cool would that be....

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JT For ... to templer003 2012/08/02 23:42:46

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Easy, with this pResident, backing the Muslim Brotherhood is his most important acheivement, he needed the money to fuel NASA to give to them. ;-)

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texasred 2012/08/02 21:15:17

I support NASA and America

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I'm just disappointed that we've shut down the space program.

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Farnsworth to texasred 2012/08/02 22:37:22

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you are not alone, I am too

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Max 2012/08/02 20:37:36

I support NASA and America

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If you don't get a chance to see the real thing, the following animation shows what's going to happen.

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Farnsworth to Max 2012/08/02 22:45:52

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yep I've seen it, but one more time won't hurt a thing.

The deployment of the parachute at Mach 1 is the first real test. It's only been tested in a wind tunnel on earth.

Next up, Sky crane. never tested only simmed.

I'm sending it positive thoughts though, It's going to work and it will be awesome!

I wish I could be on the surface and watch it happen

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Balladeer-PWCM-POTL 2012/08/02 16:58:11

I support NASA and America

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I HOPE it works....the process looks complected...and the more you complicate something the greater a chance of failure..BUT if it doesn't fail we have an excellient opportunity to add to our knowledge

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Farnsworth to Ballade... 2012/08/02 17:32:47

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it's a nice piece of tech for sure.

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Ballade... to Farnsworth 2012/08/02 17:39:33

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agreed but the engineering is complex ...Murphy is having an orgasm in anticipation

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tommyg - POTL- PWCM-JLA 2012/08/02 16:41:14

I support NASA and America

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I was reminded of this on a radio show last night. I can't wait!

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Farnsworth to tommyg ... 2012/08/02 17:34:19

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I've been watching and waiting since it launched 8 months ago.

Here is her home page:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_p...

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tommyg ... to Farnsworth 2012/08/02 18:08:58

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Thanks for the link Farns.

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Farnsworth to tommyg ... 2012/08/02 18:30:58

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glad to help.

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jdemme 2012/08/02 16:40:16

I support welfare because people are a better ROI

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Just because you're looking for a fight.

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Farnsworth to jdemme 2012/08/02 17:34:52

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no fight, just pity

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CODE 11 2012/08/02 16:16:59

I support NASA and America

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NASA needs to do something besides learn how to totarate islam

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Farnsworth to CODE 11 2012/08/02 17:35:35

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unfortunately that is the agenda Obama has put on them.

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tom C 2012/08/02 16:04:28

I support NASA and America

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theres a lot of moving parts on this mission hope it works out better than....Obamas vision for NASA...

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Farnsworth to tom C 2012/08/02 17:36:20

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Obama's plans for NASA are an embarrassment.

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Space Invader 2012/08/02 16:02:17

I support NASA and America

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I love it; I'll be glad when they can go to the Red Planet and bring back some real Mars Bars!!

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Farnsworth to Space I... 2012/08/02 16:03:55

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I want one of these:

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Space I... to Farnsworth 2012/08/02 16:27:58

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I'll let you milk them...

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JackSchitt 2012/08/02 15:30:22

I support NASA and America

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Whew....I'm torn on this one. Mars is kinda the "roach motel" of the galaxy. Hardware goes in.....never comes out....and is never heard from again.

When you think that only 30% of the missions from Earth to Mars have succeeded, it seems like quite a gamble. This nation is not very optimistic at this time in history. This had BETTER work....the last thing we need is another $2.5B light-speed faceplant like we had with the Mars Polar lander.

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Farnsworth to JackSchitt 2012/08/02 15:55:04

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Oh I agree. we do NEED this. Of course Obama will take credit for it and if it fails, he'll blame Bush and NASA.

As far as the 30%, I'd bet on us over the Russians. Considering the new sky crane is untested, I think our odds are going to be slim. But, I have hope and faith in the brains of NASA, JPL and the contractor. Besides, My name and my families along with about 30K others is riding on a chip on the rover, so I hope it makes it.

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Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/08/02 15:12:06

I support NASA and America

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This will probably surprise everyone: NASA's budget never has been a real budget-buster in the grand scheme of things. Not even in the high-budget days of Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. And these missions are some of the most successful they've run to date.

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Farnsworth to Temlako... 2012/08/02 15:56:45

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you are correct as usual. NASA is a tiny sliver of hair on the hairy butt of the budget. I've always considered it money well spent compared to some of the ignorant stuff the government has funded and studied.

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TheTailor 2012/08/02 14:39:01

I support NASA and America

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It better work, the costs are ridiculous ...

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Farnsworth to TheTailor 2012/08/02 15:58:38

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Well I consider the "costs" on the war on poverty ridiculous. I consider half a billion on a solar company that went belly up ridiculous.

It better work? really? or what, vote democrat to kill NASA completely?

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TheTailor to Farnsworth 2012/08/02 19:54:12

It better work or it should be dealt with like any other government waste. The amount of money spent is high, and we aren't talking about the "war on poverty", whatever that is nor Solyndra. Those are red herrings.

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Farnsworth to TheTailor 2012/08/02 20:15:44

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your talking about waste Sigmund....those things are real waste.

run along, your BS is tiresome.

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TheTailor to Farnsworth 2012/08/02 21:05:58 (edited)
Farnsworth to TheTailor 2012/08/02 22:50:56

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"Mine the moon for H3, THAT is important." I agree, but Obama has given the moon to the Chinese.

Have YOU forgotten "there's a $16 TRILLION debt", it was 5 before Obama took office.

"don'tanswer to my posts at all." Don't answer mine either dick cheese.

you are dismissed, go play....wear your headgear.

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