16:56 or so: Yep. That was a tense seven minutes. But it is over and they are getting signals. I watched the live feed from the JPL control room. Wow. Who knew this could be so exciting from so far away?! Anybody else watch it?
-cvj
P.S. Yes, with my choice of title, I’m clearly practicing for the commentary on the Olympic gymnastics…
Aaron – found it and recovered it.. and yes – I get the “Mars, Bitches” reference now. Forgotten about that… Thanks!
-cvj
Yes!
This is great news – still a bit more good luck is needed for the solar panels to unfold, the cameras etc.
There’s a link stuck in your spam-filter, but it’s a reference to Chapelle’s Show.
Watch this until the end.
Er…
Yeah!
(punches air in the fashion of control room folks…)
-cvj
Mars, Bitches!