Video: Phoenix Landing - Nerves and Joy

JPL Mission Control during Phoenix landing on Mars, inter-cut with landing animation.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Mars
• Red
• Planet
• solar
• system
• planet
• martian
• JPL
• Jet
• Propulsion
• Laboratory
• NASA
• Phoenix

[JPLnews]

There wasn't a camera on board to capture all the things that happened on the spacecraft. :(

The animation is there to let the viewer know what's taking place at that moment.

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I watched it live too, it was a huge rush! My wife thinks I'm nuts, any time there's a robotic landing like Phoenix or the MER's, you will find me with beer and peanuts in front of the big screen... I'd rather watch this than the Superbowl, any day.

Looking forward to MSL now!!!

[sophiegromit]

Absolutely PHENOMENAL job people!!! You make us proud, and yes, I too would rather watch this than the Super Bowl ANY DAY!!!

[ed2see]

This really could be all BS but only to a few while the rest think it really landed. Same with the moon landing; some knew the real truth and the others were left in the dark thinking its really happening.

[sliovic]

3:07 FUK Li

LOL

[xfvkemosx]

nasa has to hire non-americans....shows a lot of hope for the united states education system

[klunk64]

what a fantastic vid the cameraman should get an award for filming it on mars

[Tommyr]

I LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!! Man this never fails to awe me! KUDOS again to everyone involved!  For the conspiratards, GO "F" yourselves!

[Josecalzada]

Amigo....tendrías que estar en Marte para poderlo ver!!!!....en unos años mas tal vez esto sea posible :-)

[Josecalzada]

I am just like you!!!!!....I was also having beer during the landing!!!!!  >:-)

[Josecalzada]

Segundo a segundo este es un logro tecnológico, digno de amplia admiración, que tiene el potencial de cambiar nuestra forma de pensar.....sería un sueño platicarles a mis nietos que en mis tiempos se descubrió vida en Marte!!!!