Anyone watching the mars landing tonight?

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  1. gB dAvId x thats what she said

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    gB dAvId x, Aug 5, 2012
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  2. ivwshane We are all old school!

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    Where do you watch it at?
    ivwshane, Aug 5, 2012
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  3. Commissar Smersh Communist Member of the Great Proletariat

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    TWiT is doing a live coverage of it tonight, not sure where they're going to pull their feed(s) from.
    Commissar Smersh, Aug 5, 2012
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  4. mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    mistawiskas, Aug 5, 2012
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  5. Goofus Maximus Too old to be this dumb!

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    Goofus Maximus, Aug 5, 2012
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  6. mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    That's what I was thinking. You think they'll actually be live of time delayed in case of a screw-up?
    mistawiskas, Aug 5, 2012
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  7. Phant0m51 From Utah, NOT mormon

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    Phant0m51, Aug 5, 2012
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  8. Phant0m51 From Utah, NOT mormon

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    TOUCHDOWN!
    Phant0m51, Aug 5, 2012
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  9. Commissar Smersh Communist Member of the Great Proletariat

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    JPL nerds are super excited.
    Commissar Smersh, Aug 5, 2012
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  10. Torx Indigenous Nudist

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    i want one of those jpl neckstraps

    anyone here can get me one? i'll pay
    Torx, Aug 5, 2012
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  11. tweakmonkey Webmaster

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    That was pretty cool. There were a couple hot nasa chicks too.
    tweakmonkey, Aug 5, 2012
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  12. Commissar Smersh Communist Member of the Great Proletariat

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    Haha, glad I wasn't the only one thinking that. Also wondering why smart engineer ladies tend to keep themselves in far better shape than their male counterparts.
    Commissar Smersh, Aug 6, 2012
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  13. mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    Yay team!
    mistawiskas, Aug 6, 2012
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  14. MSP Haunting a dead forum...

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    Damn! I meant to watch this.
    MSP, Aug 6, 2012
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  15. Torx Indigenous Nudist

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    lots of tears during the celebration. you can just see the relief and sighs and emotions from the teams.. that shows how much hard work theyve put into it
    Torx, Aug 6, 2012
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  16. mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    Now that we have a prooven way to land large objects on other planets, the possibilities have grown by leaps and bounds.
    mistawiskas, Aug 7, 2012
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  17. Commissar Smersh Communist Member of the Great Proletariat

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    Commissar Smersh, Aug 12, 2012
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  18. Commissar Smersh Communist Member of the Great Proletariat

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    Commissar Smersh, Aug 18, 2012
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  19. mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    it's a far cry from flat tops and white shirts and black ties that I grew up watching from NASA.
    mistawiskas, Aug 18, 2012
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  20. Torx Indigenous Nudist

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    in b4 lifesize lego curiosity.
    Torx, Aug 19, 2012
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  21. Goofus Maximus Too old to be this dumb!

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    Mars Rover landing, NOW IN HD!!!!!! ;)
    Goofus Maximus, Aug 24, 2012
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  22. Torx Indigenous Nudist

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    wish they had put a camera on the underside of the drop crane, and one aiming up from the rover, so we could see the whole mechanism at work
    Torx, Aug 24, 2012
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