[JamesMcProgger]

... or crash. but hopefully lands.
 
 
5:25 hours for the landing.
 
NASA TV live
 
Eyes on the Solar System for a cool virtual map of the mission and surroundings.
 
 
I say we sit around, light a fire and cook some marshmallows. 
 

 

[logwed]

I highly recommend watching the landing preview on Eyes on the Solar System, it's such a beautiful and detailed simulation.

 

[wotts]

I'm watching the NASA TV live stream and a Google+ live hangout hosted by The Bad Astronomer Phil Plait, Fraser Cain, Pamela Gay and a few more astronomers. This is pretty exciting!

 

[JamesMcProgger]

about 50 minutes to the first stage separation, here's a VLC stream http://nasa-f.akamaihd.net/public_h264_700@54826?v=1.1.12&fp=LNX%11,0,1,152
 
I need a  beer 

 

[wotts]

I'm doing the same.

 
Twitter is pretty nutz with comments too.

 

[JamesMcProgger]

NASA TV says they are at 2 minutes of the first stage separation but it already happened on the Eye of the Solar System simulation ... damnit NASA!!

 

[wotts]

At this point if all went well, MSL has landed, but we won't know for 10 more minutes!

 

[wotts]

Safe on the surface!
 

 

[JamesMcProgger]

Awesome !

 
 
Can't wait to see pictures of those little green martians running around scared

 

[wotts]

Pictures!
 
https://twitter.com/BoingBoing/status/232350385824755712

 

[JamesMcProgger]

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Pictures!
 
https://twitter.com/BoingBoing/status/232350385824755712

 
this is it!
 

 
 
still nor little green person on sight.

 

[JamesMcProgger]

Logan must be having a nerdgasm right now.

 

[wotts]

I might have had one....
 
Saw this on Twitter too:
 
"...the $850 billion dollar bailout, that sum of money is greater than the entire 50-year running budget of NASA..." Neil deGrasse Tyson
 
 
I can't wait to see the images returned in Odysee's next orbital pass.

 

[logwed]

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Logan must be having a nerdgasm right now.

 
lmao yeah I kept telling everyone at work about it over and over again, I'm pretty sure that everyone is sick of me at this point.

 

[wotts]

Found this just now:
 
http://www.uahirise.org/releases/msl-descent.php
 
More pictures!!