Curiosity Settles Down to Work on Mars
Well, that was an amazing landing on Mars! The seven minutes of terror turned out to be a smooth operation that went off like clockwork. Mr. Spacewriter and I sat and marveled at the ease with with which the Curiosity rover settled down on Mars, ready to begin a series of surface explorations. Right now, as I type this, NASA’s administrator Charles Bolden is speaking about the mission, thanking the huge team around THIS planet for their hard work putting a very sophisticated rover on the RED Planet.
What’s up next? More images, more exploration, and a chance to figure out whether life has ever existed on Mars, and even more exciting, finding out just what conditions future human explorers will find on the planet.
When you read this, just remember this: you’re part of a species that can do great things. We need to keep doing them!
I’m really glad this thing got down safely.
One remark: I don’t they look for “whether life has ever existed on Mars” with the new rover, but whether it might have existed, whether the prerequisites for life are/were there.
Yes, the human race can certainly do great things! What NASA did with Curiosity is another proof of that. I feel like crying while thinking just how great this side of the humans is. It is another great achievement after the more human things that the Olympians are doing in London now.
I will surely visit this blog again for future updates on what NASA would discover in Mars. I know that Curiosity is just a start.
They look for any evidence of life, past or present.