Curiosity Rover: First Drive Celebration

Team members celebrate in the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Curiosity Surface Mission Support Area (SMSA) when images are received confirming the rover's first drive on Mars on Aug. 22, 2012.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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[alchemyro]

Imagine yourself trying to upload a full HD video that's not render to any website. Now try to imagine Curiosity upload a video like that from 225 million km away from Earth in a small window open that they have while the satellites around the Mars are in place to transmit that to Earth. I hope now you can understand why they don't show us videos.

[conodigrom]

Spamming.They go to Mars(which is pretty difficult,in case you ask) and they make *Science* there. What's the purpose of a video? Is it more entertaining? Bad luck,they're not there to entertain youtube-HD fans. Rocks there developed a very deep habit of staying still. Learn what experiments are being done there,that's much much more interesting ;o)

[amuthan]

Mate.. Be happy for at least you're getting to see high resolution images from a planet 255 million km away, in your life time :)

We don't have fiber connection to the Mars yet..lol

Looks like you're watching too many Sci-Fi movies. Just kidding :P

Things are not gonna happen too soon. Good example 2010 - A Space Odyssey.

[OccultusStarChild]

And if they received that funding. Do you think it will be any different?

I certainly don't.

[Billy Bobl]

Of coarse we wont get one from NASA with the funding it's getting.

[OccultusStarChild]

Through private companies? Maybe not. However I didn't even mention private companies. But, we certainly are not going to get one from NASA either.

[KurtKokaine1]

I want to fuck a scientist chick.

[Billy Bobl]

If they do perish, it's going to be due to a lack of funding. We're not going to get a Mars colony from private companies.

[OccultusStarChild]

Maybe I already have.

NASA has no vision, no set goals, not ultimate aim. Besides doing the same thing over again. Therefore, they shall perish.

[Billy Bobl]

Why can't you do some research before making yourself sound like an idiot?

[astudyofeverything]

Because Home Depot isn't down the road.