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 May 25 2008, 11:54 PM
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Successful touchdown
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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May 25 2008, 11:58 PM
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Some peanuts left, anybody ?
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May 25 2008, 11:59 PM
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 Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1374 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Belgium Member No.: 136 |
thank you Mars for letting this one pass through..
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May 25 2008, 11:59 PM
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We need an emoticon for tears of joy...wow, just wow is all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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May 25 2008, 11:59 PM
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QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 26 2008, 01:54 AM)  Successful touchdown Absolutely awesome stuff, right by the book! Did I hear correctly they're saying a quarter of a degree tilt? 
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May 26 2008, 12:00 AM
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 Bloggette par Excellence Group: Admin Posts: 3958 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
yes, 1/4 degree
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May 26 2008, 12:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 6474 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Gonna go ahead and call that "flat", then.....
 -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 26 2008, 12:01 AM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never doubted it for a second! 
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May 26 2008, 12:01 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 15-February 05 From: France Member No.: 169 |
That was simply amazing, my first live landing on another planet
Those last seconds were scary, it went so fast i thought it was going too fast ! That was beautiful  Edit : no peanuts here, but i'm eating a Mars bar to celebrate this ! 
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May 26 2008, 12:02 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: 26-June 04 From: Austria Member No.: 89 |
I suspect the last 100m down were a little longer than in the EDL simulation, isn it ?
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May 26 2008, 12:02 AM
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I hear ya...I might have to make an appointment with a proctologist tomorrow...
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
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259 (!!!) online at UMSF
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May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2560 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 26 2008, 02:00 AM) yes, 1/4 degree I hope this is in the South direction 
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May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
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QUOTE (Stu @ May 26 2008, 01:01 AM) Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never doubted it for a second! Me too. Did I say 55%? Must have been a typo. I meant 100%.
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May 26 2008, 12:04 AM
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273 Visitors now at UMSF
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