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This NASA Perserverance stuff is very exciting and emotional! (Original Post)
Goodheart
Feb 2021
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. It is! I'm all teary
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)2. It's landed
Still getting telemetry from the lander.
central scrutinizer
(11,662 posts)3. Riveting!
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)4. Image of rocks!
Goodheart
(5,345 posts)5. I teared up when she landed and all those people cheered.
Mankind at its finest.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)6. Images are streaming in now.
electric_blue68
(14,953 posts)7. So exciting! And under xtra stressful team conditions dealing w covid!
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)8. Makes me really miss my dad.
When I was a little kid, he would gather all of the family, no matter what time of day or night, to watch news broadcasts about space exploration. He was a science junky.
electric_blue68
(14,953 posts)9. Aawww
Both my folks would have enjoyed it!
Its a very ❤️ sweet memory that you've got.
electric_blue68
(14,953 posts)10. Cheers, and tear blinks ...
and lots of fingers crossed.
Been watching this stuff since the ? Mercury launches.
Hope helicopter will work, too. 👍
And ❤️ Curiosity is still roaming around.