Mars Bitches...

[kpete]

Last edited Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:00 PM - Edit history (3)

updated to add REALLY cool pic:

The above image, provided by NASA, shows the Mars Curiosity rover as it deployed its parachute for landing on the Martian surface. NASA engineers successfully guided the rover’s descent, with the Curiosity touching down around 1 a.m. eastern time early Monday morning.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/image-nasas-curiosity-rover-deploys-parachute-over-mars



One more pic for the youngsters:

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Hell yes!

[HappyMe]

2. Sounds good.

[99Forever]

3. Damn right!

I mean the correct sort of right, not the dumbass one.

[Marrah_G]

4. Total awesomeness

[Brickbat]

5. God, yes.

[RB TexLa]

6. Less both. How many billions of our taxdollars did this cost?

[enlightenment]

8. Last night, the head of mission said it

cost $7 per American taxpayer. I can find the link to the press conference if you like.

At least this has positive effects.

[RebelOne]

9. That's OK.

I'm happy to pay $7 for space exploration rather than contribute to 2 useless wars.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. Mars -- $7 per capita; wars -- $2588 per capita

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021080454

[Fumesucker]

17. I believe that was just one war, the Iraq one..

Since the final bill for Afghanistan has yet to be delivered we don't know what that one is going to end up costing.

[dionysus]

11. i do not go to mars with you.

[girl gone mad]

12. Since taxes don't fund spending at the federal level..

the answer is $0.

On the other hand, this mission put thousands of people to work and put over $2 billion into the US economy.

[xtraxritical]

15. If you're an engineer or extreme professional machinist that's true

but what about the common people? Oh yeah, these people will trickle down, well maybe, but it's not really much to brag about.

On a different note - can anybody tell me how they kept up near instantaneous communication with the Rover?

Vote Democratic, puleez.

[Fumesucker]

18. They didn't..

Speed of light and all that..

[ahg]

14. Some people

would rather sit in a tree and fling feces at the rest of us.

[onehandle]

7. Tax dollars that could have gone to our job creators.

[chervilant]

13. I'm glad NASA had the con,

and not Howard...

[meow2u3]

16. Here's another Mars bitch for you