Dear goanet fellow readers Today, 6 August 2012, at 06:31 GMT I watched live pictures of Curiosity landing on Mars. It was fascinating as this vehicle left planet earth nearly 8 months ago travelling at 15,000 miles per hour for the last 8 months and slowed down to walking pace to allow the sky cranes to drop the vehicle upright and on target on the red planet. The signal from space to mission control centre at Pasadena, California was instant as was the relief on the faces of the technicians both men and women working together. I wonder if there were any of our community involved in this technical achievement.....until the next dance?
Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom 6 August 2012
