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 May 21 2008, 06:46 PM
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Okay, so there's only a few days till the landing, and I'm just curious, where will you all be? Just trying to keep a similar sounding thread to it's original purpose, that's all.
I am planning as of now to be at the LPL event at the University of Arizona. It should be interesting. I can only be there for about the hour around the landing time, but that's alright. |
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May 25 2008, 05:03 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
And I'll be watching just a few miles from you, Mike, from the living room of my house in Minneapolis.
 -the other Doug -------------------- The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. -Mark Twain
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May 25 2008, 05:07 PM
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I may be mixing my missions, but I stopped by Mitsuwa Market the other night to stock up and now I am ready for the landing! My local cable company no longer carries NASA TV, so I am praying the broadband stays up for the launch.
Go Phoenix! 
-------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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May 25 2008, 05:26 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 6-September 07 From: Netherlands Member No.: 3683 |
Twitter text messages work for me in the Netherlands so they should probably work elswere as well.
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( R )eflect, ( R )epend, or ( R )eboot? |
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May 25 2008, 05:37 PM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
T- 6 hours.
I'm not here, but here's a shot of my hometown taken about 50 feet north of the house I grew up in, looking east: 
-------------------- 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 25 2008, 05:40 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1621 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
My place for observing Phoenix EDL
 Edit : it seems that NASA's solar system simulator is down, no?
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May 25 2008, 05:45 PM
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 Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Do we have an active chat room ?
the one on here does not work for me |
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May 25 2008, 05:47 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Nope; no chat.
 Unless somebody smart wants to start one up somewhere?
-------------------- 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 25 2008, 05:50 PM
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MarsEngineer: you know, probably every person on the planet with an interest in space exploration is sending the team their good luck wishes and support right now. "Win one for the Terrans!" :>
I was setting this shot up, getting the fizz out of the fridge, lining up the peanuts, the Zantac, the Monte Cristo and looking for my UMSF t-shirt... when I noticed the title of the book which, really and truly, does sit there on my desk to the left of the laptop. I come from the Provisional Wing of the 'brights', (a badly-named bunch of militant rationalists), but... I'm taking that book down and putting it away out of sight for the rest of the evening. Ahh such powerful atavistic urges...
PS yes, it's a Sun UltraSparc E4000, every home should have one! PPS MahFL: no, UMSF chat's broken. (Any chance an admin could comment out that link?) The IRC #space channel on (I think) Undernet was mentioned as an alternative. -------------------- --
Viva software libre! |
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May 25 2008, 06:04 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3431 Joined: 11-August 04 From: USA Member No.: 98 |
QUOTE (imipak @ May 25 2008, 11:50 AM)  The IRC #space channel on (I think) Undernet was mentioned as an alternative. There's #space on irc.freenode.net. The board chat won't be available, AFAIK. |
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May 25 2008, 06:10 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Ok I am in #space on freenode, been ages since I was in there.
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May 25 2008, 06:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1281 Joined: 18-December 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 124 |
QUOTE (MahFL @ May 25 2008, 10:45 AM) Do we have an active chat room ? the one on here does not work for me Emily's doing another Video Chat on Ustream, though we probably shouldn't hijack the Planetary Society's outreach just yet* *According to my schedule, that takeover is not planned until after MSL lands 
-------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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May 25 2008, 06:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 117 Joined: 7-December 06 From: Sheffield UK Member No.: 1462 |
I'll try watching the 'Guided tour of Mars landing' video on:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/ Watching the simulation as the real Phoenix is doing the same should be pretty cool. Then its wait for the first images, depends on how tired I get! -------------------- It's a funny old world - A man's lucky if he gets out of it alive. - W.C. Fields.
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May 25 2008, 06:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 402 Joined: 5-January 07 From: Manchester England Member No.: 1563 |
Munching peanuts and hiding behind a pillow....
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May 25 2008, 06:56 PM
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T-...less than 5 hours and your special cookie is here!
I must admit...more than the indicated amount of beer is in place...  Rob...Veronica (you special woman!...)...never lived a day like this one...magic...pure magic! All of you "other guys"...we're getting there! -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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May 25 2008, 06:59 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Where have YOU been hiding? Eurovision wasn't THAT bad!
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