I've booked the day off work.
According to my fingers, Mars Curiosity is due to land on Mars at 06:31 am on Aug 6th UK time. (I'll double check nearer the time.)
According to NASA it is 10:31pm PDT (Los Angeles).
Anyway, NASA will have all sorts of feeds showing real time data so web users will know as it happens.
I remember the 1997 when Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars. There was a basic web site showing real live data from Mars with comments by the JPL engineers to explain what it meant in real time.
CNN was on in the background and it took them over 15 minutes to confirm that the craft had landed OK.
15 years later it should be a fantastic event to track on the internet.
According to my fingers, Mars Curiosity is due to land on Mars at 06:31 am on Aug 6th UK time. (I'll double check nearer the time.)
According to NASA it is 10:31pm PDT (Los Angeles).
Anyway, NASA will have all sorts of feeds showing real time data so web users will know as it happens.
I remember the 1997 when Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars. There was a basic web site showing real live data from Mars with comments by the JPL engineers to explain what it meant in real time.
CNN was on in the background and it took them over 15 minutes to confirm that the craft had landed OK.
15 years later it should be a fantastic event to track on the internet.




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