[sac-forum] Re: Opportunity (MER B) Now Safely on Mars

    Just had to hit record on the DVR to save this historic event. In a
future software upgrade I will be able to burn it to DVD so my children can
have the Opportunity to get into the Spirit. (sorry couldn't resist)

Clear skies

Andrew G.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rotramel, Rick (AZ77)" <rick.rotramel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:37 AM
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Opportunity (MER B) Now Safely on Mars


> I had to watch it on the computer monitor also. Qworst Digital TV doesn't
> carry NASA TV. (even though they carry over 200 other channels of crap!)
>
> Anyone notice The Arizona Republic story on Opportunity today had the
wrong
> caption for the image from the rover. (close-up of the  bedrock
outcropping
> was captioned with "marks from the air bags")
>
> Again, WOW! Opportunity has landed flawlessly and is healthy!! AND, landed
> inside a crater with another huge crater to explore nearby. Yeah, this IS
> like winning the Super Bowl.
>
> Rick R.
> SAC
>
>
>
> > From: Paul Dickson [SMTP:dickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>
> > I had to watch it on the web.  I put headphones on and audio was very
> > good.  I could hear comments made in the background.
> >
>
>

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