Good afternoon bloggers.
If you are British this has to be one of
the most memorable weekends ever. However on the
other side of the pond. a small group of people have been busy making history as well.
In the early hours
of this morning. "CURIOSITY", NASA's mars rover touched down on the
red planet; Mars. This monumental event may well be over-shadowed by the
current excitement of London 2012 Olympics but the significance of this event cannot be underestimated and it is very much one of mans
greatest achievements to date.
In the past NASA
has launched and landed a number of missions to the red planet. While some of
them landed safely sending back amazing images of the surface of mars, Most
broke up on impact.
However. at 6:00am EST, after a 9 month journey, travelling 225 million km at a speed of 13,000mph, "CURIOSITY" successfully and safely landed, in fully working order. These are
the first pictures from the red planet.
After a few hours
of start-up tests Curiosity has now started its 2
year road trip around the surface of Mars carrying
out experiments and searching
for life. This is just the first stage in President Obama's long term aim to take humans to Mars by
2030.
Another giant leap for
mankind and proof of the growing importance of continuing to explore our galaxy
and beyond.
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