What It Felt Like To Land A Robot On Mars
The happiest place on earth, at least for a few minutes last night, was the control room at the Jet Propulsion Lab.
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What It Felt Like To Land A Robot On Mars
John Herrman
1. There were high fives
Last night the Mars Science Laboratory successfully landed on Mars after a long, difficult journey that started in November of last year. Needless to say, the people who worked on the project were pretty stoked.
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4. There was clapping
“Great Mars-going, everybody”
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5. There was howling
“Hey, Curiosity, can you hear me? Of course you can’t, you’re on MARS.”
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6. There was waving
Guy on the right, he gets it.
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9. There was a “good game, good game, good game” line
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11. “Hey, where did my robot go OH LOOK THERE IT IS, ON A DIFFERENT PLANET”
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25. “Yeah, dude, I know”
So yeah, it felt pretty cool. Imagine how pumped they’ll be if they find life?
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