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 May 25 2008, 07:04 PM
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If things go well (Namely, I can get internet access), I'll try to post some things from the University of Arizona thing, on my almost dead blog at tuvas21.blogspot.com.
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May 25 2008, 07:06 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ May 25 2008, 08:56 AM)  ... (you special woman!...). Look out, Veronica, he's on the prowl! If he bearhugs men, just imagine..... 
-------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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May 25 2008, 07:10 PM
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I'm watching from Maryland, across the the street from Goddard. Evidently no NASA Channel on the new cable service (Fios) but then neither did Comcast. Maybe Cspan will pick it up?
Anyway, here's my viewing station. Still have to go out to get peanuts.
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May 25 2008, 07:22 PM
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Stu...13rd...I'll face that as a good omen... :
 Shaka...Veronica is REALLY someone who deserves all our respect and admiration...I would hug her...definitely...  And you...and your dog...and a tree...ah well...everything! 
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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May 25 2008, 07:23 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ May 25 2008, 07:56 PM) I must admit...more than the indicated amount of beer is in place...  My father ran his first marathon today, at the age of 65 [True! 6h 5m, around Edinburgh... well done, Dad! ] And you know, that reminds me of... drinking tactics. For, as your Uncle nPrev will tell you, just like marathon running, it's all about pacing yourself, making sure of reserves of energy, not wearing yourself out in the first five miles... or "doing a Paula" *)-------------------- --
Viva software libre! |
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May 25 2008, 07:29 PM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Yep...
...gonna crack Cold One #1 in about two hours...think I'll need it just for the tranquilizing effect!Rui, thanks for posting my very lately-submitted column. In an act of shameless self-promotion, if anyone would like to read it it's at spacEurope. Go Phoenix!!! -------------------- 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, 07:44 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
You know...we Portuguese are used to REAL beer so it won't be today that I'll be KO...
Also...I'll get myself a nice Carne de Porco à Alentejana meal...no problem... Nick...are you there?... Terrific to think that has I write this words Phoenix is, actually seing Mars bigger and bigger and almost entering its domains...how cool is that?!
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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May 25 2008, 07:47 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I'm here, Captain my Captain...now clean them beer butterflies off of your stomach!!!
-------------------- 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, 07:49 PM
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How cool is that?
As cool as a nice SuperBock beer straight from the fridge!
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May 25 2008, 07:51 PM
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Mars currently occupying 8 degrees from Phoenix! And very rapidly growing...
P.S. - does anyone know if cashew nuts work as well?   PPS - I loved the line from the recent New Scientist story: QUOTE The peanuts are a Jet Propulsion Lab tradition, but unlike at the last Mars landing, these peanuts will still be in their shells. "I think we need to go through the process" of opening up the peanuts to calm edgy nerves, he told New Scientist. Definitely a good thing to have a process to go through! |
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May 25 2008, 07:52 PM
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I am quite shocked that the local stations here (Tucson) aren't covering the landing live. I was half expecting that.
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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May 25 2008, 08:00 PM
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Three hours, forty minutes to go. The Canadian news is quiet, which is surprising since there is a Canadian contribution to the mission. Here in Kelowna, BC, we are opening the new bridge and there's a big bridge party. So, alas, my sister visiting, I'm going to have to do a delicate balance of partying and watching the landing.
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May 25 2008, 08:02 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
QUOTE (volcanopele @ May 25 2008, 12:52 PM) I am quite shocked that the local stations here (Tucson) aren't covering the landing live. I was half expecting that. Yeah, really! When I lived there the community was very pro-space, even to the point of passing that light-pollution law to preserve Kitt Peak's capabilities. -------------------- 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, 08:05 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (nprev @ May 25 2008, 08:47 PM) I'm here, Captain my Captain...now clean them beer butterflies off of your stomach!!! Carpe Diem!!! Never a Super Bock cause damage to me... Well...less than 4 hours to go and I'm a bit lost...(oops...you tricky SuperBock...) where's the place to be now?... EDITED: Just seen it...a cool guy in brown with two guys I don't know in white...following it while inaugurating a cheese... EDITED 2: Gonzz!!! Are we sharing Super Bocks now?! Where are you?! We must gather after all this is over! Sent a PM a few minutes ago... -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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May 25 2008, 08:16 PM
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Here in Akron, Ohio, will be watching from the internet on NASA TV. At 55, and having been around for the media take on past missions (from Ranger to MRO) do not trust public airwaves.....
Just glad have a link to NASA TV and YOU FOLKS at unmannedspaceflight...and the Planetary Society blog from Emily and company.... SO.... I have the jar of peanuts.... Great Lakes Beer (Elliot Ness), and a flask of Jack Daniels for touchdown!!!!!! May those footpads grace the alien regolith, and deliver some secrets to us all..... go Phoenix... Craig |
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