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ElkGroveDan
post May 25 2008, 11:54 PM
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Stu
post May 26 2008, 12:26 AM
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Fantastic evening everyone, just fantastic... and what a BRILLIANT way of experiencing it with everyone here!

No WAY I'm going to bed before seeing those first pictures... laugh.gif

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according to my formula, Mars currently occupies 180 degrees from the viewpoint of Phoenix! biggrin.gif


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post May 26 2008, 12:26 AM
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QUOTE (Stu @ May 26 2008, 01:25 AM) *
No WAY I'm going to bed before seeing those first pictures... laugh.gif

I wont be able to sleep anyway. Have to see those pics... pancam.gif
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- ElkGroveDan   Phoenix has landed!   May 25 2008, 11:54 PM
- - climber   Some peanuts left, anybody ?   May 25 2008, 11:58 PM
- - Nix   thank you Mars for letting this one pass through..   May 25 2008, 11:59 PM
- - nprev   We need an emoticon for tears of joy...wow, just w...   May 25 2008, 11:59 PM
- - ugordan   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 26 2008, 01:54 A...   May 25 2008, 11:59 PM
- - elakdawalla   yes, 1/4 degree   May 26 2008, 12:00 AM
|- - climber   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 26 2008, 02:00 A...   May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 26 2008, 12:00 A...   May 26 2008, 12:05 AM
- - nprev   Gonna go ahead and call that "flat", the...   May 26 2008, 12:01 AM
- - Stu   Phew!!!!!!!!!...   May 26 2008, 12:01 AM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (Stu @ May 26 2008, 01:01 AM) Phew...   May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
|- - climber   QUOTE (SFJCody @ May 26 2008, 02:03 AM) M...   May 26 2008, 12:06 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (climber @ May 26 2008, 01:06 AM) R...   May 26 2008, 12:08 AM
- - David S.   That was simply amazing, my first live landing on ...   May 26 2008, 12:01 AM
- - Roby72   I suspect the last 100m down were a little longer ...   May 26 2008, 12:02 AM
- - nprev   I hear ya...I might have to make an appointment wi...   May 26 2008, 12:02 AM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   259 (!!!) online at UMSF   May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
- - Dominik   273 Visitors now at UMSF ... WOW!   May 26 2008, 12:04 AM
- - Zvezdichko   God, can't believe it! I'm almost in t...   May 26 2008, 12:04 AM
- - jamescanvin   Perfectly aligned East-West as well! Perfect...   May 26 2008, 12:05 AM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (jamescanvin @ May 26 2008, 12:05 A...   May 26 2008, 12:07 AM
- - Decepticon   WOW! Im so happy. Drinking a beer to touchdown...   May 26 2008, 12:06 AM
- - nprev   So glad it's afternoon here...don't think ...   May 26 2008, 12:08 AM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   "Solar arrays open" is listed as occurri...   May 26 2008, 12:09 AM
|- - scalbers   QUOTE (Bjorn Jonsson @ May 26 2008, 12:09...   May 26 2008, 12:21 AM
- - SpaceListener   Completely flat only landing site but still don...   May 26 2008, 12:09 AM
- - pioneer   It landed at a 1/4 degree tilt   May 26 2008, 12:10 AM
- - climber   Peter is talking about extended mission! Mood ...   May 26 2008, 12:12 AM
|- - Thu   Wonderful. Congratulations to the Phoenix team for...   May 26 2008, 12:17 AM
- - Gladstoner   I was reminded of this little gem (in case you hav...   May 26 2008, 12:14 AM
- - Tom Tamlyn   Wish they'd give us some comments from Rob Man...   May 26 2008, 12:21 AM
|- - climber   QUOTE (Tom Tamlyn @ May 26 2008, 02:21 AM...   May 26 2008, 12:26 AM
|- - Tom Tamlyn   QUOTE (climber @ May 25 2008, 08:26 PM) T...   May 26 2008, 12:41 AM
- - Sunspot   Amazing how that tension and anxiety quite literal...   May 26 2008, 12:21 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Someone remind me now, when can we possibly expect...   May 26 2008, 12:21 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 25 2008, 05:21 P...   May 26 2008, 12:23 AM
||- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (nprev @ May 26 2008, 12:23 AM) Lit...   May 26 2008, 12:26 AM
||- - SFJCody   And next time... a completely new system for power...   May 26 2008, 12:28 AM
||- - paxdan   except for the RADs on on pathfinder and MER   May 26 2008, 12:28 AM
|- - Sym05   Post landing poll delayed 10 minutes.   May 26 2008, 12:24 AM
- - TheChemist   What a glorious night ! Shall we get solar pan...   May 26 2008, 12:22 AM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (TheChemist @ May 25 2008, 07:22 PM...   May 26 2008, 12:37 AM
- - belleraphon1   I believe it and I am in tears.... happens everyti...   May 26 2008, 12:23 AM
- - fredk   I second climber's comments - kudos to the UMS...   May 26 2008, 12:24 AM
- - Stu   Fantastic evening everyone, just fantastic... and ...   May 26 2008, 12:26 AM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (Stu @ May 26 2008, 01:25 AM) No WA...   May 26 2008, 12:26 AM
- - scalbers   Yes - I can attest to the 32 year time span, havin...   May 26 2008, 12:28 AM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (scalbers @ May 26 2008, 12:28 AM) ...   May 26 2008, 12:32 AM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (Bjorn Jonsson @ May 25 2008, 04:32...   May 26 2008, 12:38 AM
- - climber   This give good mood for skycrane. 1- they'll d...   May 26 2008, 12:30 AM
- - Julius   Congrats to the Phoenix team!Great job guys...   May 26 2008, 12:31 AM
- - Steve G   I had to switched from Discovery Channel to my com...   May 26 2008, 12:32 AM
- - akuo   Woohoo! Wonderful! Can't believe how h...   May 26 2008, 12:36 AM
- - Gonzz   I'm working late tonight at the moment, deadli...   May 26 2008, 12:37 AM
- - Leither   Emily has taken her laptop into the press briefing...   May 26 2008, 12:37 AM
- - Sym05   I recorded the NASA TV windows media stream during...   May 26 2008, 12:37 AM
- - Gonzz   Someone please add a link to Emily's Ustream, ...   May 26 2008, 12:40 AM
- - scalbers   http://www.ustream.tv/channel/emily-lakdawalla   May 26 2008, 12:42 AM
- - Gonzz   Thanks!!   May 26 2008, 12:42 AM
- - climber   Link to Emily's ustream, PM are live there   May 26 2008, 12:47 AM
- - Leither   This is Emily's best ever - an informal press ...   May 26 2008, 12:53 AM
- - climber   Everything looks nominal. Only parachutte deployed...   May 26 2008, 12:53 AM
- - climber   Venting HAS taken place !   May 26 2008, 12:56 AM
- - Decepticon   HI Emily! Love those updates!   May 26 2008, 01:01 AM
- - Sunspot   UMSF has been abandoned   May 26 2008, 01:02 AM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (Sunspot @ May 26 2008, 02:02 AM) U...   May 26 2008, 01:03 AM
|- - imipak   QUOTE (Stu @ May 26 2008, 01:03 AM) every...   May 26 2008, 01:18 AM
- - climber   Not quite, Sir, not quite   May 26 2008, 01:03 AM
- - TheChemist   Ustream was cool, thanks Emily ! I have to be...   May 26 2008, 01:04 AM
- - belleraphon1   Trying to catch the comments in mission control......   May 26 2008, 01:04 AM
- - Decepticon   Are there any GOOD streaming sites (any commentary...   May 26 2008, 01:05 AM
- - climber   They've retreived data and they are processing...   May 26 2008, 01:08 AM
|- - belleraphon1   QUOTE (climber @ May 25 2008, 09:08 PM) T...   May 26 2008, 01:11 AM
- - Sunspot   When is MRO likely to return the image obtained du...   May 26 2008, 01:21 AM
- - climber   Emily said MRO will attempt to get a picture of Ph...   May 26 2008, 01:23 AM
- - Norm Hartnett   Does anyone know if NASA TV/PAO is switching over ...   May 26 2008, 01:23 AM
- - Sunspot   UH OH... that nervousness is starting to return......   May 26 2008, 01:25 AM
- - Gonzz   NASA TV Live coverage is back   May 26 2008, 01:32 AM
- - Leither   Nasa TV starting up again - but they can't hav...   May 26 2008, 01:32 AM
|- - mars loon   Peter Smith is on Live now on NASA TV he is talki...   May 26 2008, 01:35 AM
- - Norm Hartnett   Looks like they are going to cover surface ops fro...   May 26 2008, 01:37 AM
- - kwan3217   Did anyone catch the preliminary lat/lon they just...   May 26 2008, 01:38 AM
|- - mhoward   QUOTE (kwan3217 @ May 25 2008, 07:38 PM) ...   May 26 2008, 01:42 AM
- - climber   I wondering whether Rui survive the landing! H...   May 26 2008, 01:41 AM
|- - Shaka   QUOTE (climber @ May 25 2008, 03:41 PM) I...   May 26 2008, 01:46 AM
- - Sunspot   The landing point appears to be 68.22 degrees lati...   May 26 2008, 01:42 AM
- - Gonzz   Waiting downlink   May 26 2008, 01:44 AM
- - Gonzz   Odissey is transmiting data Maybe Rui had a few S...   May 26 2008, 01:49 AM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   Power positive so the solar arrays appear to have ...   May 26 2008, 01:53 AM
|- - mars loon   1st picture down. solar array deployed !...   May 26 2008, 01:55 AM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   "So few rocks" (as far as I can tell fro...   May 26 2008, 01:56 AM
- - deglr6328   WOW I've never seen this many people here befo...   May 26 2008, 01:50 AM
|- - Tom Tamlyn   Did I see a solar panel image?   May 26 2008, 01:55 AM
- - Norm Hartnett   Looks like Doug nailed it! Pictures posted in...   May 26 2008, 01:55 AM
- - The Singing Badger   PICTURE!!!!!!!   May 26 2008, 01:55 AM
- - volcanopele   Wow, that's flat!   May 26 2008, 01:55 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Holy cow look at those pictures! Doug was rig...   May 26 2008, 01:55 AM
- - John Flushing   I just saw a picture of the foot of the landing cr...   May 26 2008, 01:56 AM
- - Rakhir   http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=0...   May 26 2008, 01:56 AM
- - volcanopele   http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images/gallery/lg_3...   May 26 2008, 01:56 AM
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