NASA spacecraft barrells towards Mars.

[biggles]

Well, woop didoo, the spacecraft curiosity is supposed to land there soon and NASA spokesman says they have an A1 team on this so it should be successful.

In the meantime, can most ordinary citizens get to go to the doctor or emergency if they need to, can they afford it, let alone have housing etc.

If they spent less on bloody travelling somewhere out in space and started looking after their own citizens maybe the US public would be better off.

How much money do they spend on these type of things; billions, 
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2012/08/05/Anxiety_over_Hollywood_Mars_landing_779960.html

[zorgon]

What about your Australian expenditures on rockets?



Kistler Aerospace -  K-1 Launch Vehicle
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/k-1.html

Woomera Launch Site
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/woomeralaunchsite.html



She whom lives in glass house...

[biggles]

I say we send all these pollies up there and get rid of them.

The thing is Zorg, we can go to emergency and not pay for treatment.

[biggles]

And this is where your hard earned tax dollars go to - up in the air.

[zorgon]

[biggles]

That's what I am saying Zorg, what is the bloody point; when there is a lot more that can be done with the billions down here. 

[zorgon]

That's what I am saying Zorg, what is the bloody point; when there is a lot more that can be done with the billions down here. 

Well too late to worry about that little bit of money... its almost there now. Rather go after the military and tell them to take the weekend off... save many many billions that way

[astr0144]

A  good video showing the Science and engineering and details of the expected landing for curiosity...This shows some of  what Zorgons threads images of the landing but in video form.


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/earth-mars-rover-curiosity-landed-205422579.html

[zorgon]

Watch it LIVE Here

NASA TV Schedule

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

[zorgon]

A  good video showing the Science and engineering and details of the expected landing for curiosity...

I hate Yahoo news... they never leave the reports on long enough to see them That video is already not available

But NASA has one

Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Animation

[SarK0Y]

I say we send all these pollies up there and get rid of them.

The thing is Zorg, we can go to emergency and not pay for treatment.

Space Industry must be fueled with money, but ye're right out the: rovers are such a waste of Time & money. First & Foremost, we must reduce payload's cost on the LEO. 

[astr0144]

Hi Zorgon,

I thought initially that the yahoo video disappearance was maybe a fault of my browser or something...

I THINK that may have been the same video that they posted as your NASA one..but not as long..

Its remarkable how they produced it , the effects a great !

Not long to the big attempted landing...

Hope all goes well and look forward to seeing What they may find !

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I hate Yahoo news... they never leave the reports on long enough to see them That video is already not available

But NASA has one

Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Animation

[kdog]

I hate to say this,but I'm excited about this landing.
Call me a nasa nerd or what ever,I don't care.

As a kid growing up on the south eastern coast of the US,I got up early many times to see the rockets launch from the cape.
I watched skylab cross my view in the sky before it plunged.

I have followed the program,not as closely as some on here,and I have enjoyed so far.
They have they're farts and follies at times,...........

[guerande]

Just see landing of Curiosity on Mars !

Hope that'll give us some magnific pics ...

But anyway, Bravo, Bravissimo ! Vive l' Amérique et les Americains ! 
You are the best !

Guerande

[COSMO]

A photo from Curiosity.  Looks like a castle on the horizon..yeah, probably just a little dirt on the lens...