26 May 08
Phoenix Arriving
Yesterday the Phoenix spacecraft successfully landed on Mars to the jubilation of space enthusiasts everywhere. Despite this being on another planet, there was a witness to the event: the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took an amazing photograph from a distance of 760 kilometers showing Phoenix parachuting down for the landing which went flawlessly.
Previous: Acorns in the Laundry Next: Batting Average With Delegates In Play
It was so good to see such wonderful news over these last few days. Mars is becoming more and more real all the time.
Still I can’t help but feel, “Here we go again with all our garbage.”