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[stonemonkey]

OK, who reckons it's gonna make it? Hopefully it knows the difference between feet and metres.

[What's Burning?]

So in other words... not so hard, I was doing that back in '79. They better pack a few rolls of quarters in that lander though.

[stonemonkey]

The reaction to the button presses on this new one is a bit slow though, and so far they've put in about $2.5 Bn in quarters.

Due to touch down this weekend, wonder what the martians will think of this ship hovering there and lowering the rover by crane.

[LRW]

So they did it then.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19145236

[darwin dali]

...and the Russians are up there, too

[stonemonkey]

...and the Russians are up there, too

Don't know if they've landed anything or got anything orbiting themselves but curiosity has some russian instruments.

[What's Burning?]

...and the Russians are up there, too

Don't know if they've landed anything or got anything orbiting themselves but curiosity has some russian instruments.

Not yet... Putin hasn't gotten around to it, anyway he's waiting to pilot the first manned mission.

[darwin dali]

...and the Russians are up there, too

Don't know if they've landed anything or got anything orbiting themselves but curiosity has some russian instruments.

That's what the linky says

[darwin dali]

...and the Russians are up there, too

Don't know if they've landed anything or got anything orbiting themselves but curiosity has some russian instruments.

Not yet... Putin hasn't gotten around to it, anyway he's waiting to pilot the first manned mission.

Yes, rumor has it that he's trying out different shades of skin-friendly green paint and is worried that it would make him look fat in the Martians' eyes.

[stonemonkey]

During those 7 minutes an orbiter took this.

[scotty]

Absolutely incredible stuff. I find space exploration fascinating.

[stonemonkey]

...and the Russians are up there, too

Don't know if they've landed anything or got anything orbiting themselves but curiosity has some russian instruments.

That's what the linky says

Ah didn't realise it was a linky

[What's Burning?]

Absolutely incredible stuff. I find space exploration fascinating.

Technically they're exploring Mars.

[darwin dali]

Absolutely incredible stuff. I find space exploration fascinating.

Technically they're exploring Mars.

[scotty]

Technically Mars is in space!