Mars Landing!

[Maverick]

QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Aug 6 2012, 11:50 PM)

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z437/drbirdsong/Marvin.jpg I never liked this guy. I hope the rover runs over him. Great job NASA!

That looks photoshopped to me...

[Union 5-3992]

QUOTE (Sheldon Cooper @ Aug 6 2012, 11:56 PM)

QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Aug 6 2012, 11:50 PM) http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z437/drbirdsong/Marvin.jpg I never liked this guy.  I hope the rover runs over him. Great job NASA! That looks photoshopped to me... You can tell by the pixels and I've seen quite a few shops in my day

[Maverick]

[JohnnyBlaze]

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z437/drbirdsong/Marvin.jpg

 

"The Iludium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator"

[rushfanforever!]

And I really give a shit about this because??....

Spending a zillion $$ on this doesn't make sense...

I'm gonna have red rocks for dinner? Please....

[Maverick]

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 02:00 AM)

And I really give a shit about this because??.... Spending a zillion $$ on this doesn't make sense... I'm gonna have red rocks for dinner? Please....

[burgeranacoke]

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 01:00 AM)

And I really give a shit about this because??.... Spending a zillion $$ on this doesn't make sense... I'm gonna have red rocks for dinner? Please....

I don't know, this project is about equal to 4 days in Afghanistan. The NASA Budget is less than the air-conditioning budget in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

 

[Gompers]

QUOTE (burgeranacoke @ Aug 7 2012, 08:55 AM)

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 01:00 AM) And I really give a shit about this because??.... Spending a zillion $$ on this doesn't make sense... I'm gonna have red rocks for dinner?  Please.... I don't know, this project is about equal to 4 days in Afghanistan. The NASA Budget is less than the air-conditioning budget in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[J2112YYZ]

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 01:00 AM)

And I really give a shit about this because??....

Because someday mankind will use up the earth and will eventually need a second place to call home. If we learn all we can about Mars before that, it will make it much easier for us to establish it as an eventual second home. It will be many years before that happens and it won't happen in out lifetime. But it will be an awesome feat to one day have humans living on another planet.

 

Plus, it's space exploration and that rules

[burgeranacoke]

My favorite image so far. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter finds Curiosity descending to the surface after chute deployment.

 

http://i.space.com/images/i/20204/original/mars-rover-curiosity-landing-parachute-mro-inset-1.jpg

 

 

Another one taken during decent from the Mars Science Laboratory itself! Its heat shield just after being ejected.

 

 

http://i.space.com/images/i/20226/original/mars-rover-curiosity-heat-shield-descent-imager.jpg

 

 

[Khan]

http://static.lolyard.com/lol/yankee-go-home-mars.jpg

[workingcinderellaman]

QUOTE (Khan @ Aug 7 2012, 09:28 AM)

http://static.lolyard.com/lol/yankee-go-home-mars.jpg

Mars looks a lot like Nevada.

[hermy]

.....signs of intelligent life.

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/avplanners/marsMP.jpg

[burgeranacoke]

the crime scene

 

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k623/burgeranacoke/MSLcrimescene.jpg

 

Curiosity to heat shield about 1200 meters

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 01:00 AM)

And I really give a shit about this because??.... Spending a zillion $$ on this doesn't make sense... I'm gonna have red rocks for dinner? Please....

Wow...just...fail

[drbirdsong]

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z437/drbirdsong/Irony.jpg

[rushfanforever!]

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Aug 7 2012, 08:35 AM)

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 01:00 AM) And I really give a shit about this because??.... Because someday mankind will use up the earth and will eventually need a second place to call home. If we learn all we can about Mars before that, it will make it much easier for us to establish it as an eventual second home. It will be many years before that happens and it won't happen in out lifetime. But it will be an awesome feat to one day have humans living on another planet.   Plus, it's space exploration and that rules What about job exploration? Been unemployed lately? Yes, I'm employed, but many friends are not! What about being aware that our current behaviors are destroying the very planet we live on? We can't continue to use up all the resources without dire consequences! Does anyone smell disaster?? Global warming happens for a reason..we are responsible for it.

[Maverick]

QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Aug 7 2012, 04:05 PM)

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z437/drbirdsong/Irony.jpg

[LyndseyG]

QUOTE (hermy @ Aug 7 2012, 05:25 PM)

.....signs of intelligent life. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/avplanners/marsMP.jpg

[LyndseyG]

QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Aug 7 2012, 09:05 PM)

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z437/drbirdsong/Irony.jpg

[Gilby]

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z473/Sonofagilbert/279c02ac.jpg

[J2112YYZ]

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 11:27 PM)

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Aug 7 2012, 08:35 AM) QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 01:00 AM) And I really give a shit about this because??.... Because someday mankind will use up the earth and will eventually need a second place to call home. If we learn all we can about Mars before that, it will make it much easier for us to establish it as an eventual second home. It will be many years before that happens and it won't happen in out lifetime. But it will be an awesome feat to one day have humans living on another planet.   Plus, it's space exploration and that rules What about job exploration? Been unemployed lately? Yes, I'm employed, but many friends are not! What about being aware that our current behaviors are destroying the very planet we live on? We can't continue to use up all the resources without dire consequences! Does anyone smell disaster?? Global warming happens for a reason..we are responsible for it. What the hell does unemployment have to do with this? I was unemployeed for about 9 months back in 2003 when my job layed me off, but who cares? That was years ago and has nothing to do with the topic being discussed here.

[burgeranacoke]

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/675130main_image_2331_946-710.jpg

 

Am I Cute or What!

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Aug 8 2012, 07:17 PM)

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 11:27 PM) QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Aug 7 2012, 08:35 AM) QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Aug 7 2012, 01:00 AM) And I really give a shit about this because??.... Because someday mankind will use up the earth and will eventually need a second place to call home. If we learn all we can about Mars before that, it will make it much easier for us to establish it as an eventual second home. It will be many years before that happens and it won't happen in out lifetime. But it will be an awesome feat to one day have humans living on another planet.   Plus, it's space exploration and that rules What about job exploration? Been unemployed lately? Yes, I'm employed, but many friends are not! What about being aware that our current behaviors are destroying the very planet we live on? We can't continue to use up all the resources without dire consequences! Does anyone smell disaster?? Global warming happens for a reason..we are responsible for it. What the hell does unemployment have to do with this? I was unemployeed for about 9 months back in 2003 when my job layed me off, but who cares? That was years ago and has nothing to do with the topic being discussed here. Exactly, we're on Mars! And that's amazing! Are you seriously not happy about that?

[workingcinderellaman]

QUOTE (hermy @ Aug 7 2012, 11:25 AM)

.....signs of intelligent life. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/avplanners/marsMP.jpg

So that's where I left it.