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madamesilverspurs

(16,482 posts)
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 04:07 PM Feb 2021

"Perseverance is alive on the surface of Mars." -- announcement from NASA, 18/02/2021

Huge congratulations to everyone on the project team, well done!

Can’t help hoping for a similar headline about Capitol Hill.

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"Perseverance is alive on the surface of Mars." -- announcement from NASA, 18/02/2021 (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Feb 2021 OP
I just watched the last two hours at the live feed NRaleighLiberal Feb 2021 #1
Congratulation to NASA engineers EndlessWire Feb 2021 #2
The live feed was cool. Those are some really happy science geeks! Laelth Feb 2021 #3
I hope President Biden makes a public statement about the success of this project. llmart Feb 2021 #4

NRaleighLiberal

(61,698 posts)
1. I just watched the last two hours at the live feed
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 04:20 PM
Feb 2021

just incredibly exciting (and moving!) when it successfully landed.

Science. scientists.

llmart

(17,460 posts)
4. I hope President Biden makes a public statement about the success of this project.
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 05:03 PM
Feb 2021

We have seen the worst of Americans just recently and especially the "former guy", but we need to see that there are some amazing Americans who get up every day and go to work to accomplish feats such as this. These are some incredible people with incredible minds and this is the best of America.

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