Phoenix probe caught on "film" parachuting to surface of Mars

[pokerfan]

http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13981-spacecraft-spies-probe-parachuting-to-martian-surface.html?feedId=online-news_rss20">Spacecraft spies probe parachuting to Martian surface

[mainegreen]

1. Wow.

Impressive shot.

[east texas lib]

2. Damn, that's cool!

[petronius]

3. Great. So you try to land a spacecraft on a planet 50 million miles away, and there's

some paparazzi waiting to snap a picture. The Big Brother surveillance-society has gone too far... :silly:

[Canuckistanian]

4. That report was by Ivan Semeniuk! Cool!

He used to be the astronomy reporter on CBC Radio in Toronto.

He always used to give breathless reports on the latest sky happenings.

I remember that he once ended an interview and then came back and interrupted the afternoon announcer after seeing an unusually bright Venus in the sky after leaving the studio.

A real enthusiast.

[pokerfan]

5. Not familiar with him

but I have met Bill Nye (the science guy) once and Jack Horkheimer (PBS' Star Hustler) a couple of times.

[Canuckistanian]

7. Horkheimer is my hero

I used to watch him every night on PBS right after "Eastenders".

"Keep Looking up!"

[pokerfan]

8. You know why he's the Star Gazer these days

and not the Star Hustler?

[Canuckistanian]

9. I can guess

But no, I don't know.

[pokerfan]

10. Yeah, it was the internets

googling star hustler tended to lead to inappropriate sites.

[MilesColtrane]

12. Horkheimer, the coolest guy ever to wear a Members Only jacket.

[Fox Mulder]

6. Sweet.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. hella nice shot !!

teh awesome.