Comments on: Mars Curiosity moment of joy: NASA JPL team high-fiving after landing (video) http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: TaymonBeal http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499802 TaymonBeal Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499802 They wouldn't have done it if they weren't pretty confident it would work. By that standard, though, it wasn't what you'd call a sure thing; historically, the majority of missions to Mars haven't worked. They wouldn’t have done it if they weren’t pretty confident it would work. By that standard, though, it wasn’t what you’d call a sure thing; historically, the majority of missions to Mars haven’t worked.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499714 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499714 Yeah, there was a bit of a DeanScream/TipperKiss vibe. Yeah, there was a bit of a DeanScream/TipperKiss vibe.

]]> By: Bob Knetzger http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499634 Bob Knetzger Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499634 Are those BanLon shirts? Are those BanLon shirts?

]]> By: Kimmo http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499610 Kimmo Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499610 Good and solid, works well, and there are a zillion tweaks for it. Hmm, might install it on my other partition... there are a couple of deal-breakers for me with 7 and Vista gives me the shits. Good and solid, works well, and there are a zillion tweaks for it.

Hmm, might install it on my other partition… there are a couple of deal-breakers for me with 7 and Vista gives me the shits.

]]> By: Dan Richards http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499608 Dan Richards Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499608 New video title: "50 awkward high-five/hand shake thingies" New video title: “50 awkward high-five/hand shake thingies”

]]> By: Gary61 http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499593 Gary61 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499593 This is the scene from JPL, with the program managers and directors,  team leaders.  Where are the reaction shots from the guys in the trenches, the assembly guys from the clean room? This is the scene from JPL, with the program managers and directors,  team leaders.  Where are the reaction shots from the guys in the trenches, the assembly guys from the clean room?

]]> By: Ted Lemon http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499594 Ted Lemon Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499594 Were the odds really against it?   I was under the impression that they were pretty confident it would work! Were the odds really against it?   I was under the impression that they were pretty confident it would work!

]]> By: theophrastvs http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499577 theophrastvs Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499577 so NASA... you're just building my hopes up again, aren't you?  (science teases...) so NASA… you’re just building my hopes up again, aren’t you?  (science teases…)

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499553 grimc Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499553 Rocket scientist high five is best high five. Rocket scientist high five is best high five.

]]> By: Ari B. http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499531 Ari B. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499531 It's like they won the Super Bowl and World Series all at once. Best night I've had in years. It’s like they won the Super Bowl and World Series all at once. Best night I’ve had in years.

]]> By: Gwyneth Hannaford http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499491 Gwyneth Hannaford Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499491 XP oh wow. Hope that is not a english/metric kind of thing. XP oh wow. Hope that is not a english/metric kind of thing.

]]> By: Justin Sabe http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/mars-curiosity-moment-of-joy.html#comment-1499480 Justin Sabe Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175027#comment-1499480 All those macBooks at the EDL consoles and the presentation machines are Windows XP?  All those macBooks at the EDL consoles and the presentation machines are Windows XP? 

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