Good Luck Curiosity

[bm1980]

I would just like to say good luck to the car sized rover, hope you make it safely to the red planet.

Regards

Ben

[nightfisher]

I think we are all really hopeful for this project, good luck to nasa and every one involved in the project

[rocketandroll]

Here, here!

Missions to Mars haven't really had much luck recently (or ever I guess, from a statistical standpoint)... I for one am hoping the cameras are turned on during the powered descent and landing.... that is going to look cool as anything!!!!

What's the ETA at Mars by the way? Anyone know? It's a few months journey isn't it?

Ben

[Telrad]

Yes, I agree. Good luck Curiosity. It'll land hopefully on 6th August 2012.

I'm hoping it goes well, and the mission is success...

[TheThing]

Good luck to all involved. This is one mission I'm really excited about!

[rocketandroll]

Yes, I agree. Good luck Curiosity. It'll land hopefully on 6th August 1012.

I'm hoping it goes well, and the mission is success...

...via a slingshot around the sun to accomplish the time travel element? ;-)

Wow, nine months... it's a long old haul.... certainly a whole different ball game than the few days to the moon :-)

Ben

[E621Keith]

Good luck Curiosity. I hope they have a camera on the Skycrane. Most robotic landers (except Mars Pathfinder) were never able to take a photo of themselves on the surface of Mars.

Best wishes to Phobos Grunt. I heard they reestablised limited communication with that prob, hopefully it can be fixed and send off to Mars.

[Telrad]

Wow, nine months... it's a long old haul.... certainly a whole different ball game than the few days to the moon :-)

ESA's 'SMART-1' took over a year to get to the moon in 2006..not quite a few days :-/

[badboybubby]

Good luck....

fingers crossed....

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[Charon]

Good luck from me too.

[pete_l]

Well that's the easy bit (the launch) out of the way. I'll still be absolutely amazed if

succeeds at doing more than creating a radioactive hole in the Martian surface. But at least there's no chance it'll collide with the GRUNT:cry: en-route

[rawhead]

A mighty complex deployment

If it all works as per that video I'll be supremely impressed

Good luck from me!

[JamesF]

I've only just got around to watching Sky At Night for this month, with the piece on Curiosity. That's a monster vehicle to be sending so far and landing on another planet. If they manage to land it intact on the surface of Mars it will be an astonishing feat regardless of the work it does afterwards.

James

[heathenwoods]

Yep, really hoping this goes according to plan; it's a very exciting and ambitious project.