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[Falifax]

Some of these question are like from Comic-Con panels

 

[Schrade]

It makes me happy to see kids in the audience and hearing from them in Taiwan being excited and into this. Fuck yes! I dreamed about this shit as a kid. Makes me tear up to still see not all kids are little shits only caring about stupid reality "stars".

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Why are people talking like they didn't acknowledge other countries? They fucking DID. Get over it.

it may become a greater issue because we are talking about it it just means these guys did not do a good enough job acknowledging the other countries

the French reporter will be writing pages on this topic lol

 

[LobLob]

i don't think anyone was being "anti-American" (ridiculous term) or bashing USA as a whole... just annoyed by that one guy who said something like "only America can do this", implying that Americans are exceptional humans compared to the rest of us.

BUT sorry for shitting the thread a bit, i'll stop now. just that one guy was a douche, not all of America... i'm sure you understand how non-Americans don't like being told we're inferior. especially when we helped built essential parts of the rover, and have helped with previous NASA efforts.

i'll say it again though: GOOD JOB NASA. and goob job America for giving NASA enough funding to do this (i wish ESA got as much funding). next up James Webb Telescope.. may your good fortune continue.

Again, we funded this shit 100 percent, WHEN your country steps up to do this kind of shit, come back and say this. And yeah, it was America bashing, it is an especially European thing to do these last few years, it is like a right of passage.

 

[JABEE]

Some of these question are like from Comic-Con panels

What do you have to do to become a credentialed space reporter?

 

[Zebra]

Some of these question are like from Comic-Con panels

My exact thoughts :lol

 

[ckohler]

I kind of wish one of those engineers would answer the filetype question. I want to know.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

that old man lol

 

[owlbeak]

 

[Log4Girlz]

i don't think anyone was being "anti-American" (ridiculous term) or bashing USA as a whole... just annoyed by that one guy who said something like "only America can do this", implying that Americans are exceptional humans compared to the rest of us.

BUT sorry for shitting the thread a bit, i'll stop now. just that one guy was a douche, not all of America... i'm sure you understand how non-Americans don't like being told we're inferior. especially when we helped built essential parts of the rover, and have helped with previous NASA efforts.

i'll say it again though: GOOD JOB NASA. and goob job America for giving NASA enough funding to do this (i wish ESA got as much funding). next up James Webb Telescope.. may your good fortune continue.

Only American can do it cuz we has the monies

 

[Zebra]

Did he just say more pictures in 25 minutes?

Damn, I thought I was going to sleep.

 

[ckohler]

This old man is blind. Too old to see what is in th ephoto.

 

[lednerg]

Again, we funded this shit 100 percent, WHEN your country steps up to do this kind of shit, come back and say this. And yeah, it was America bashing, it is an especially European thing to do these last few years, it is like a right of passage.

The RAD was funded by Germany and the DAN was funded by Russia. And that's just coming from a cursory glance at Wikipedia.

 

[danwarb]

More pictures soon.

 

[owlbeak]

Steltzer is such a boss hahaha

 

[LobLob]

I'm loving this press conference. Questions are terrible though.

 

[Jezbollah]

Perfect

 

[JABEE]

I'm loving this press conference. Questions are terrible though.

I wish they'd ask more broad questions.

 

[LobLob]

The RAD was funded by France and the DAN was funded by Russia. And that's just coming from a cursory glance at Wikipedia.

Wikipedia, really? got some better source? Other then that you cannot seriously deny this was overwhelmingly funded by Americans.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

reporters are clueless

 

[Jezbollah]

At last, a good question.

 

[Trevelyon]

Now land a rover on a mars bar (unsquished) and send me the pics.

 

[owlbeak]

Waiting for Fox News question: "Why isn't the rover painted red, white and blue?"

 

[JABEE]

At last, a good question.

The last two people were from major publications.

 

[spiderman123]

Waiting for Fox News question: "Why isn't the rover painted red, white and blue?"

Aliens are color blind.

 

[lednerg]

Wikipedia, really? got some better source? Other then that you cannot seriously deny this was overwhelmingly funded buy Americans.

Wikipedia has 136 sources listed in their MSL article. Believe it or not, they actually require that their authors don't make shit up out of thin air.

 

[Jezbollah]

The last two people were from major publications.

The old guy was from a major publication?

 

[JABEE]

The old guy was from a major publication?

The New Yorker and the Registry. Not the old guy.

 

[danwarb]

There's a small crater on Mars that will be forever England, or GB.





Whatever's left of the Beagle II lander.

 

[LobLob]

There's a small crater on Mars that will be forever England, or GB.





Whatever's left of the Beagle II lander.

Great Britain rocked the olympics the last few days, go Britain!!!

 

[kms_md]

There's a small crater on Mars that will be forever England, or GB.





Whatever's left of the Beagle II lander.

Ouch.

 

[LobLob]

Operational rovers on Mars for the last decade, amazing.

 

[drizzle]

The next pass is in 25 minutes?
Damn. I guess i'll wait..

 

[Zebra]

Ahah, we only got one good question.

 

[Falifax]

And the streams over, I guess

 

[LobLob]

The next pass is in 25 minutes?
Damn. I guess i'll wait..

Did they say if this will be on TV, i doubt it.

 

[owlbeak]

Steam is going to go live again in 15 minutes for the next passover of Odyssey at 3:40EST. New pics and data should be incoming!

 

[maquiladora]

And the streams over, I guess

August 6, Monday
3:30 - 4:30 a.m. - Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Landing Coverage and Commentary - Commentary #2 - (First Post-Landing Communication Session/Odyssey Downlink) - JPL (All Channels)
6 - 10 a.m. - Live Satellite Post Landing Interviews on the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Mission - JPL (Public and Media Channels)
12 p.m. - Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Post-Landing News Briefing - Landing Recap and Sol 1 Outlook - JPL (All Channels)
7 p.m. - Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Post-Landing News Briefing - Sol 1 Mid-Day Update - JPL (All Channels)

 

[drizzle]

Did they say if this will be on TV, i doubt it.

I don't care about TV, I care about the pictures: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s=99999

 

[ckohler]

That old dude reporting for a space science publication was shamefully embarrassing.
"Where's the shadow?" are you f'ing kidding me?

 

[Navidson REC]

i don't think anyone was being "anti-American" (ridiculous term) or bashing USA as a whole... just annoyed by that one guy who said something like "only America can do this", implying that Americans are exceptional humans compared to the rest of us.

BUT sorry for shitting the thread a bit, i'll stop now. just that one guy was a douche, not all of America... i'm sure you understand how non-Americans don't like being told we're inferior. especially when we helped build essential parts of the rover, and have helped with previous NASA efforts.

i'll say it again though: GOOD JOB NASA. and goob job America for giving NASA enough funding to do this (i wish ESA got as much funding). next up James Webb Telescope.. may your good fortune continue.

This about sums it up and should end this discussion.

Wikipedia, really? got some better source? Other then that you cannot seriously deny this was overwhelmingly funded by Americans.

That's fine and all. Still, this mission wouldn't be the same without international involvement. That's all we're saying and it does not automatically mean that we're badmouthing anything the US did. Of course, this was a great achievement for NASA and, consequently, the United States of America. Just don't forget that there are others, too. That's all, really.

 

[astroturfing]

Wikipedia, really? got some better source? Other then that you cannot seriously deny this was overwhelmingly funded by Americans.

now you're just being an ass.

and when talking about funding and money, don't forget who pretty much funds your country.

i think we all should really just thank China, don't you think?

 

[Schrade]

Damn, didn't realize it was going to be that soon. I was going to head to bed... work tomorrow!

 

[Falifax]

August 6, Monday
3:30 - 4:30 a.m. - Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Landing Coverage and Commentary - Commentary #2 - (First Post-Landing Communication Session/Odyssey Downlink) - JPL (All Channels)
6 - 10 a.m. - Live Satellite Post Landing Interviews on the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Mission - JPL (Public and Media Channels)
12 p.m. - Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Post-Landing News Briefing - Landing Recap and Sol 1 Outlook - JPL (All Channels)
7 p.m. - Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Post-Landing News Briefing - Sol 1 Mid-Day Update - JPL (All Channels)

Nice

 

[danwarb]

I don't care about TV, I care about the pictures: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s=99999

I can't see any of them.

 

[speculawyer]

There's a small crater on Mars that will be forever England, or GB.





Whatever's left of the Beagle II lander.

Google mars shows you where all the various mars landers landed (or are suspected to have landed).
http://www.google.com/mars/


Edit: Well they need to add Curiosity! Get on it, Google!

 

[LobLob]

now you're just being an ass.

and when talking about funding and money, don't forget who pretty much funds your country.

i think we all should really just thank China, don't you think?

Talk about being an ass.

 

[monchi-kun]

What an awesome evening. Been watching Space Brothers all day and now the Mars landing.

Hope they find some interesting discoveries. I wonder what the discovery threshold is to accelerate efforts to land someone on Mars? I mean, if Curiosity finds observable organic life, think we could take some of that military budget and begin planning a human mission to Mars?

 

[Pristine_Condition]

@ChrisPirillo definitely won the Twitter battle tonight on the landing.

 

[LobLob]

This about sums it up and should end this discussion.


That's fine and all. Still, this mission wouldn't be the same without international involvement. That's all we're saying and it does not automatically mean that we're badmouthing anything the US did. Of course, this was a great achievement for NASA and, consequently, the United States of America. Just don't forget that there are others, too. That's all, really.

And they thanked the countries, did you forget that part? No matter how much you want that recognition this was an American undertaking.