NASA’s Perseverance rover is landing on Mars Today (up: landed within target zone)

[crienne]

That quiet "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes" is so great.

 

[Grym]

yes yes yes lol

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

So it's already down now, we're just getting data from when it entered the atmosphere, right?

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Yup

 

[geomon]

Damn, that thing is doing MACH 28?!?

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[ClearMetal]

Surreal that it has actually been on Mars's surface for 5 minutes by now... in whatever state.

 

[Professor Fate]

The whispered "yes, yes, yes" in the background is very encouraging!

 

[nny]

So it's already down now, we're just getting data from when it entered the atmosphere, right?

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Yep!

 

[Gernau Morat Gurgeh]

You really need Attitude Control to be able to narrate this moment so calmly :P

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Yeah she's fantastic

 

[RC.]

The premature clapper.

 

[Guy.brush]

 

[Peru]

We're past 2 mill viewers on youtube

 

[Praxis]

Where ar eyou watching this, the NASA stream I'm watching is behind...

 

[Midramble]

So much heavy breathing on hot mics

 

[Expy]

Go go go little rover!

 

[djplaeskool]

Still slowing. Telemetry still locked. Good signs.

 

[Dekuman]

Parachute deployed

 

[mere_immortal]

Parachute is out!

 

[Midramble]

Go go go go

 

[Grym]

wooo parachute

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Good chute.

 

[Expy]

Parachutes deployed. Nice.
lol

 

[nny]

Chute deployed :D

 

[Peru]

Yes yes yes yes

 

[crienne]

CHUTE DEPLOYED

 

[djplaeskool]

Parachute deployed~

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

Confirmed parachute deployment fuck yeah!

 

[Niks]

NICE!!!

 

[RCSI]

RAW is a few seconds ahead.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Shield ejected

 

[discotheque]

YES YES YES YES

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Radar lock

 

[CelestialAtom]

This is so awesome!!

 

[Hootie]

oh shiiiiii

 

[Ion Stream]

I love this shit. Great news so far.

 

[Peru]

On edge!

 

[Empyrean Cocytus]

RADAR LOCK

LET'S BRING HER DOWN BOYS.

 

[geomon]

I love that it can find it's own perfect landing spot. What a world

 

[Sargerus]

Soon

 

[Monkey D.]

Come on . You can do it

 

[Orion117]

Touchdown

 

[VorpalNonsense]

hardest part now! here comes the actual landing!

 

[Guy.brush]

"has produced a valid solution!" I wonder what would have happened if the algorithm would not have found something suitable?

 

[nny]

Fuck Fuck Fuck almost thereeeee

 

[xxracerxx]

Touchdown!



Also, you all should give this a listen when you can:

https://techpod.content.town/episodes/71-curiosity-and-perseverance

"Friend of the podcast Doug Ellison from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab stops by to give us the lowdown on the newest Mars rover Perseverance, which will be landing on the red planet in just a few weeks, plus all kinds of fun info about Lagrange transceivers, making oxygen out of thin air, flying helicopters on other planets, and recording home movies at mach 25."

 

[Deleted member 16657]

This is amazing

 

[Grym]

come on.....let's do it

 

[RCSI]

It landed!

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Sky crane a go

 

[Volimar]

So nervewracking

 

[Gernau Morat Gurgeh]

Fuck yes