NASA's rover successfully lands on Mars, transmits first pictures

[Redondo]

 

PERSEVERANCE PREVAILS

 

NASA's rover successfully lands on Mars, transmits first pictures

 

Perseverance, the most technologically advanced robot NASA has sent to date, will remain on Mars for nearly two years, searching for signs of ancient life and exploring the red planet's surface.

 

[Jason]

Awesome! I’m a Sci-Fi fan so I still find this kind of stuff really cool. Apparently the next mission will be designed to bring this rover back home. 

[gotbeer]

JPL is definitely the top of the space race.  And Cal Tech is definitely one public school that delivers.  

I just can't wait till it goes into the toilet because it's too white and yellow.

[T.G.]

Did they find any pitching for the Angels yet?

[Slegnaac]

They plan on sending core samples back to earth.

 

Maybe the Lagina Brothers can get a look when they arrive.

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

Awesome! I’m a Sci-Fi fan so I still find this kind of stuff really cool. Apparently the next mission will be designed to bring this rover back home. 

That would be amazing! We don’t have, AFAIK, any kind of soil or rock samples in our possession as everything has been evaluated robotically. This will be quite an accomplishment.

[Tank]

Mars is inhabited entirely by robots.

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 minute ago, Tank said:

That would be amazing! We don’t have, AFAIK, any kind of soil or rock samples in our possession as everything has been evaluated robotically. This will be quite an accomplishment.

It'll be fun when they find worms in it.

[Jason]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

It'll be fun when they find worms in it.

Remember on the X-Files when they cut into the rock and that shit went right through their bio suits?

[Jason]

4 minutes ago, Tank said:

That would be amazing! We don’t have, AFAIK, any kind of soil or rock samples in our possession as everything has been evaluated robotically. This will be quite an accomplishment.

My daughter just told me a couple of kids from her school got to go to mission control today. I’m jealous 

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

Remember on the X-Files when they cut into the rock and that shit went right through their bio suits?

No.

[Jason]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

No.

Looked like worms too 

[AngelsLakersFan]

Just now, Jason said:

Looked like worms too 

I bet it was a great episode.

[Blarg]

That looks like a really old camera shooting in black and white. Are they sure this isn't some old moon photos from the 70's? 

Nevermind, I just checked and the old Apollo footage is far better looking that this. 

 

[Jason]

3 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I bet it was a great episode.

They all were. The X-Files, The Office and Star Trek: The Next generation are my favorite shows of all time 

[Jason]

Just now, Blarg said:

That looks like a really old camera shooting in black and white. Are they sure this isn't some old moon photos from the 70's? 

Nevermind, I just checked and the old Apollo footage is far better looking that this. 

 

They got those pics 1 minute after landing so the good ones take longer to transfer I guess 

[Lou]

35 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

They plan on sending core samples back to earth.

 

Maybe the Lagina Brothers can get a look when they arrive.

It's a real Bobby Dazzler. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

22 minutes ago, Jason said:

They all were. The X-Files, The Office and Star Trek: The Next generation are my favorite shows of all time 

I loved the X-Files as a kid, but it's hard for me to remember a lot of specific episodes anymore.

[gotbeer]

19 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I loved the X-Files as a kid, but it's hard for me to remember a lot of specific episodes anymore.

Well, it's playing on a loop on the Qanon TV's.  

[T.G.]

4 hours ago, Jason said:

Remember on the X-Files when they cut into the rock and that shit went right through their bio suits?

Common courtesy!

[Slegnaac]

Initial surface checkout briefing starts shortly on NASA channel.

[gotbeer]

 

Edited February 19, 2021 by gotbeer

[gotbeer]

Middle picture is showing the rocks where the worms that will get through the bio suits will be found.

[tdawg87]

Are those "mountains" in the back there?

I hope they can get some great pictures of Olympus Mons, which is 2.5 times taller than Everest.

[AngelsLongBall]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

Are those "mountains" in the back there?

I hope they can get some great pictures of Olympus Mons, which is 2.5 times taller than Everest.

That John Denver is full of shit