Find out why NASA engineers call the upcoming Mars landing "Seven Minutes of Terror"

tj:

tbridge:

tbridge:

jaybushman:

Holy f***ing crap!

“I didn’t know we could do that”

This is amazing. If NASA can do this? Double their funding.

This is happening tonight.

“Tonight” = “10:31 p.m. PDT” = “1:31 a.m. US/Eastern”

p.s. — it’s a 5 minute video that you should really watch even though “ZOMG 5 MINUTES?! THIS IS TUMBLR NOT THE NEW YORKER!”

Actually, in the US, this is happening Sunday night. It’s scheduled to land at 0531 UTC on August 6, which to be absolutely clear is:

  • Pacific: 10:31pm Sunday 
  • Mountain: 11:31pm Sunday
  • Central: 12:31am Monday
  • Eastern: 1:31am Monday

I’m planning to go to bed early and get back up for it.

That video is Must See.

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  1. heatherisabel reblogged this from ashamedtosay
  2. atomicovermind reblogged this from tbridge and added:
    happening TONIGHT. Fingers and toes crossed for NASA.
  3. sblaufuss reblogged this from scholvin and added:
    Correct! I didn’t catch the wrong date when I reblogged.
  4. ashamedtosay reblogged this from tj and added:
    Wait. THIS IS HAPPENING AND IS A REAL THING? That is amazing. Science is cool.
  5. scholvin reblogged this from tj and added:
    Actually, in the US, this is happening Sunday night. It’s scheduled to land at 0531 UTC on August 6, which to be...
  6. dobrevswift reblogged this from tj
  7. inapprehension reblogged this from tbridge and added:
    SCIENCE!
  8. tj reblogged this from tbridge and added:
    “Tonight” = “10:31 p.m. PDT” = “1:31 a.m. US/Eastern” p.s. — it’s a 5 minute video that you should really watch even...
  9. katedanley reblogged this from sblaufuss and added:
    My friend actually knows these scientists. Evidently that first guy who talks on the video dropped out of high school...
  10. lizzindc reblogged this from tbridge and added:
    tonight. The Curiosity lands at 5:41 GMT Monday morning, or 1:41AM Eastern. Also, it is happening on my birthday, so my...
  11. tbridge reblogged this from tbridge and added:
    This is happening tonight Sunday night.
  12. karlwithak reblogged this from inapprehension and added:
    If we can watch this on NASA tv, I’m having a party.
  13. jaybushman posted this