Opportunity lands tonight

[Chinasaur]

The 2nd half of the latest NASA invasion of Mars lands tonight..Sunday for the Euros.

As these are duplicate craft, lets hope that whatever has downed Spirit does not affect Opportunity :confused:


http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html .. Look for the Watch NASA TV now link.


:cheers:

[willy1]

Martian Air Force Denies UFO Crash

Gusev Crater (MPI) -

A spokesthing for Mars Air Force denounced as false rumors that an
alien space craft crashed in the desert, outside of Ares Vallis on
Saturday. Appearing at a press conference today, General Rgrmrmy The
Lesser stated that "the object was, in fact, a harmless high-altitude
weather balloon, not an alien spacecraft".

The story broke late Saturday night when a major stationed at nearby
Ares Vallis Air Force Base contacted the Gusev Crater Daily Record with a
story about a strange, balloon-shaped object which allegedly came down in the
nearby desert, "bouncing" several times before coming to a stop, and
"deflating in a sudden explosion of alien gases." Minutes later,
General Rgrmrmy The Lesser contacted the Daily Record telepathically to
contradict the earlier report.

General Rgrmrmy The Lesser stated that hysterical stories of a
detachable vehicle roaming across the Martian desert were blatant fiction,
provoked by incidences involving swamp gas. But the general public has been
slow to accept the Air Force's explanation of recent events, preferring to
speculate on the "other-worldly" nature of the crash debris.
Conspiracy theorists have condemned Rgrmrmy's statements as evidence of "an
obvious government cover-up," pointing out that Mars has no swamps. They point
to the release of secret government memos detailing attempts to discredit
reports of the landings by alien space craft.
The memos discuss strategies to avoid troubles similar to those caused
by the War of the Worlds radio program of years ago. The program, which
featured a sensational story of gigantic oxygen breathing two-eyed
invaders from Earth, sparked planet wide panic.

Local residents like Driv Rhodo, who lives in the area of the alleged
landings, are even more skeptical. "I seen it with my own 5 eyes"
claimed Rhodo last week. "I've lived here over 300 years, most of my adult
life-form. Them things used to be few and far between but lately they
come in every few years or so. The government wants to bury the truth
but I can tell you what's real. The Earthlings are going to invade and the
government is spending our hard earned tax dollars on press releases
and denials instead of preparing for the battle to come." A spokesthing
denied any government involvement in the disappearance of Rhodo, who has not
been seen since shortly after the interview, claiming "Any sentient being
knows that a planet with the concentrations of water and oxygen found on
Earth is a deadly and inhospitable environment for the formation of life,
much less intelligent life.
The fear and consternation caused by the unfounded and wild
speculations of citizens like Rhodo are a traitorous disservice to the citizens of
Mars."

[Chinasaur]

:harhar: :thumbs:

:cheers:

[matrix_fan]

what am i supposed to use to view the nasa TV?

[Richard Clyne]

Originally posted by Opteron Me
what am i supposed to use to view the nasa TV?

I hate to suggest this because I hate the app, but I used real player to watch the first one land.

[matrix_fan]

:bouncy: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=4200908&section=news