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[ckohler]

The best is to have Eyes On the Solar System open with the Mass Effect Galaxy Map music playing. Perfection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwJtYfF72Io

 

[Bowdz]

The best is to have Eyes On the Solar System open with the Mass Effect Galaxy Map music playing. Perfection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwJtYfF72Io

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bbrQ5EkBz4#t=00m09s

 

[Kevitivity]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

 

[Bowdz]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

Congratulations for all of the hard work that has gone at JPL leading up to this point on Curiosity and on other projects. I sincerely wish you the best of luck tonight. I wish I could fly down to Pasadena for the Mars Society Convention, but know that we are all rooting for you.

 

[maquiladora]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

Setting my alarm to wake up at 5:00AM my time to watch! Will be wishing everyone involved luck, and congrats on an amazing achievement so far.

 

[Partial Gamification]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

I wish you all the best of luck!

 

[fallout]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

The work at JPL inspires me. Best of luck to the team!

 

[darkwing]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

what an awesome job! good luck!

 

[ChoklitReign]

I'm trying to download the Xbox live event player and it can't budge over 0 or 1%. I may hate my Internet but it's connected and I can watch YouTube or Netflix.

 

[maquiladora]

Really enjoying watching the NASA TV coverage on now.

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

 

[FACE]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

You work at one of the awesomest places on earth man, congratulations.

 

[Volimar]

Just wanted to share a link to a live feed for tonight's landing.

http://worldsciencefestival.com/webcasts/curiosity_rover_uninterrupted

Curiosity is scheduled to land in Gale Crater at about 1:30AM EDT on August 6, 2012. Leading up to the landing, NASA TV will provide live coverage beginning at 11:30PM.

I'm so nervous. NASA needs every win it can get right now.

 

[Chris R]

NASA TV needs to update their freaking tv listings. Recordings set to start in ~6 hours or so though so I should catch most of it.

 

[maquiladora]

NASA TV needs to update their freaking tv listings. Recordings set to start in ~6 hours or so though so I should catch most of it.

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

 

[Kaako]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

I wish all you guys the best of luck. Super freaking excited for the landing and footage! I have my fingers crossed.

 

[Joel Was Right]

So excited

 

[Peterthumpa]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

Amazing. I'm proud of having you as a GAF member. Best luck to you all!

 

[Kyaw]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

Good luck to you all!

It's gonna be an exciting ride.

The Sunshine track is also amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXVzg2PiZw

 

[Mengy]

Gonna be a fun night! Don't forget to watch NASA TV's coverage alongside of the Eyes software, so you can visually see what's going on live!

http://eyes.jpl.nasa.gov/

The site isn't loading for me. The progress bar always stops around 75% complete.

 

[maquiladora]

The site isn't loading for me. The progress bar always stops around 75% complete.

Check your firewall/security software.

 

[maquiladora]

Getting faster, getting closer....

 

[owlbeak]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

Good luck!

 

[Kyaw]

If anyone from here also browses Reddit, you guys would love what Shitty_Watercolour has done:

And hourly countdown watercolours:

http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/xq555/the_final_10_hours_in_watercolour/

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Looking forward to watching it on Xbox Live tonight.

 

[Huw_Dawson]

Watching the NASA TV coverage. The short video with the Optimus Prime VA came on.

What a fantastic video. Damn near shed a tear for science. :')

 

[Trouble]

Will be watching feeds and news excitedly tonight.

Big win for NASA/Science if this goes smoothly.

 

[gregor7777]

Go Science!

 

[Sirius]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

We'll be cheering you on from Melbourne, fingers crossed everyone!

Exactly 6 hours left until EDL, hard to fathom just how far Curiosity has come - and where it will be in next to no time:

 

[MJLord]

Going to be asleep when it lands, I expect good things when I get up tomorrow morning ! Night all !

 

[LQX]

Any word on what the quality of the feed will be like? HD? Color?

 

[DrForester]

Any word on what the quality of the feed will be like? HD? Color?

the coverage will just be mission control. There might be a few low quality landing pictures released but they're saying not to expect much for a few hours. It's not going to land and just be on it's way. It's probably not even going to move until September.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Can I watch online or Xbox live best place? And what time should I flip on?

Never mind. I see countdown.

 

[user8503492]

My sons staying up late with me to watch, what would you guys suggest for the best viewing? Xbox or Online?

 

[Mejilan]

So excited/nervous!
This HAS to work! Go Curiosity, go!

 

[Amir0x]

So excited/nervous!
This HAS to work! Go Curiosity, go!

seriously I am biting my nails here

 

[Gregorn]

I wish Mars was in a different timezone, I want to be able to watch this. If the rover lands on top of an alien and I miss it, I'm going to be mad.

 

[akira28]

Tonight! We feast on Mars!

 

[LightofRohan]

I'm excited! Something actually happening for once in the news that doesnt involve some celebrity.

But I'm confused, I thought NASA's funding was dropped considerably how is this funded?

 

[ckohler]

 

[DrForester]

I'm excited! Something actually happening for once in the news that doesnt involve some celebrity.

But I'm confused, I thought NASA's funding was dropped considerably how is this funded?

Was in development for years prior to November's launch.

 

[owlbeak]

T-minus 5 Hours to entry!

Got some beers ready! Gonna crack some open around 11:30 EST and watch the whole stressful ordeal!

 

[darkwing]

I'm excited! Something actually happening for once in the news that doesnt involve some celebrity.

But I'm confused, I thought NASA's funding was dropped considerably how is this funded?

this was before the budget cuts

 

[ElectricBlue187]

I work at JPL in Pasadena and will be supporting the landing phase (EDL) tonight. Wish us luck!

Good luck!

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Almost there now....

is this the browser thing they talked about on NASA TV?

anyone have a link for this can't seem to find it

 

[owlbeak]

is this the browser thing they talked about on NASA TV?

anyone have a link for this can't seem to find it

http://eyes.nasa.gov/index.html

It's very cool, you'll be able to "watch" the landing live as if you were there.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

http://eyes.nasa.gov/index.html

It's very cool, you'll be able to "watch" the landing live as if you were there.

thank you

 

[Smiles and Cries]

the speed seems to change a bit much, how did they get an exact time for touch down if the speed changes?

 

[FO-totality]

In the Mood for Moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ5sWfhkpE0

 

[KHarvey16]

the speed seems to change a bit much, how did they get an exact time for touch down if the speed changes?

It gets faster as it gets closer in a predictable way.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

the speed seems to change a bit much, how did they get an exact time for touch down if the speed changes?

I don't know but I hope they did their conversions between mph and kph right this time.