Phoenix has landed! |
Phoenix has landed! |
May 25 2008, 11:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Successful touchdown
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May 25 2008, 11:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Some peanuts left, anybody ?
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May 25 2008, 11:59 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece 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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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
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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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
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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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 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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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Gonna go ahead and call that "flat", then.....
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May 26 2008, 12:01 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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May 26 2008, 12:01 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 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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Member Group: Members Posts: 122 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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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I hear ya...I might have to make an appointment with a proctologist tomorrow...
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May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
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IMG to PNG GOD Group: Moderator Posts: 2256 Joined: 19-February 04 From: Near fire and ice Member No.: 38 |
259 (!!!) online at UMSF
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May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
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May 26 2008, 12:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
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May 26 2008, 12:04 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 6-September 05 From: Paderborn, Germany Member No.: 484 |
273 Visitors now at UMSF ... WOW!
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