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    Julia sent me this photo of Phoenix under its parachute early this morning, but I couldn't post it until it was officially released. This is from the high-resolution camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter . . . NickD
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    Another reason to go upright . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUSnod37b9Q NickD
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    http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1274138740/bctid1564386762 "Rain, pete and saliva = rock." NickD
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T5eDDL1WuM LIZ A TROTTA (212) 734-7543 340 E. 66th St, New York, NY 10065 I Did . . . Petition here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/543978507 NickD
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    Replay of landing from Mission Control at JPL in Pasadena, California . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIB2p1clk5k NickD
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    First photos are in . . . NickD
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    Boy, ya can't fool a guy named Zig Zag . . . NickD
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    Nice landing inclination, a quarter degree off level. They should have no problems with deploying the solar array. The first public pictures should down link in about an hour. But Julia sent me an early one . . . NickD
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    Wow . . . Just WOW! And as we say in the space program, it's Miller Time! NickD
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    Landed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NickD
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    Landing engines fired! NickD
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    Parachute Deployed !!!! Heat shield jettison! NickD
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    10 minutes to touchdown. But since it takes comms 15 minutes to transit to Earth what ever happened already happened! Parachute deployment coming up. Phoenix is waving off . . . NickD
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    Cruise stage sep confirmed. Phoenix is sending good UHF signals to the orbiting Mars Odyssey . . . This is the beginning of EDL! (Entry, Decent, Landing) NickD
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    I just talked to Julia in Tuscon. She's in that big room with the wall size screens you might be seeing on the coverage. She says everyone there is excited and tense . . . They are on jumprun! NickD
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    Eight minutes to cruise stage separation . . . NickD
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    The Science channel coverage is now live. I'd recommend watching this, or NASA-TV. CNN will be lame . . . NickD
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    NASA-TV is now live, a bit earlier than expected . . . http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html NickD
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    Phoenix is on final approach . . . Three hours until touch down! Live Science channel coverage starts at 4:00 PM California time. CNN and of course NASA-TV is covering too! NickD
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    >>Because the price and size of cameras have fallen every twat and his dog has one
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    http://www.visordown.com/motorcyclenews/view/parachute_from_knievels_skycycle_on_ebay/4764.html DB Cooper's would go for more, but it'll be interesting to see what this winds up selling for . . . NickD
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    Hey, that was a good time . . . Peter picked up the bill and Lisa H is a stone cold babe . . . NickD
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    I might make that . . . NickD
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    What ever number you get will be "special." NickD
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    >>No it was not at Quincy, but that's all I can remember