"It’s a sad day for not only NASA, but all who strive to explore. Mr. Armstrong, you’ve inspired the world."
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NASA just landed a rover on Mars, this is the very first picture. This JUST happened minutes ago.
1:42am EST 8/6/2012
It’s in color
holy shit
that’s fucking MARS you guys
MARS
Wow…
FALSE. This picture isnt even from Curiosity! I believe this is from a past Mars rover, Spirit.
http://i.imgur.com/YPsa0.png <- THAT is the first picture from Curiosity. a tiny 64x64px image sent just minutes after landing.
PLUS Curiosity purposly landed in a crater! so she wouldn’t see a horizon. -.-
NASA JOKES
The rover Curiosity lands successfully on Mars and is able to send back images. On one we can see the wheel of Curiosity on the surface of Mars and on the other side, we can its shadow.
I told you that I got excited.
Michael Phelps, you broke the record for Olympic Gold medals? I guess that’s okay, EXCEPT COMPARED TO NASA LANDING ON MARS!
SHADOW OF THE ROVER! on freaking MARS!
Hi-res images from Curiosity prove it is safe on Mars.
whew!!! I need a beer and some female companionship now.
oh well I’ll settle for sleep.
i swear somebody just said “holy shit!”
CURIOSITY HAS LANDED!
gosh I love these moments! We got our first pictures from Mars about 2mins after touchdown
Why yes I am very nerdy
Saturn V (Skylab) - Abril 1973
What I would do to see one of these launch again.
This rocket created more power than any other thing man has created until NASA’s new upcoming rocket.
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What John Glenn Saw When He Became the First American to Orbit Earth
Five minutes and four seconds into the flight of the Friendship 7, as John Glenn prepared to become the first American to orbit Earth, he radioed to NASA, his capsule turned and brought the Earth into sight. “Oh, that view is tremendous,” he said.
[…]
After a trip across the Indian Ocean, mission control told Glenn that he’d be seeing the lights of Perth in western Australia. He confirmed that he did see them. “The lights show up very well and thank everybody for turning them on, will you?” Glenn joked.
“In the periscope, I can see the brilliant blue horizon coming up behind me; approaching sunrise. Over.” Mission Control replied, “You are very lucky.” Glenn said, “You’re right. Man, this is beautiful.”
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What John Glenn Saw When He Became the First American to Orbit Earth
Five minutes and four seconds into the flight of the Friendship 7, as John Glenn prepared to become the first American to orbit Earth, he radioed to NASA, his capsule turned and brought the Earth into sight. “Oh, that view is tremendous,” he said.
[…]
After a trip across the Indian Ocean, mission control told Glenn that he’d be seeing the lights of Perth in western Australia. He confirmed that he did see them. “The lights show up very well and thank everybody for turning them on, will you?” Glenn joked.
“In the periscope, I can see the brilliant blue horizon coming up behind me; approaching sunrise. Over.” Mission Control replied, “You are very lucky.” Glenn said, “You’re right. Man, this is beautiful.”
One of the many men I would love to have the honor to shake their hand.
