Mars Announcement

[PepperPottsJ]

Is anyone else excited about this?  Rumored to be the discovery of running water...

Anecdotally, also makes me want to watch this 

[thechickencoop]

Lol this is the first I'm seeing of it but sounds exciting! !!

I legit thought this was gonna be a BFP post and was like, who the fuck is mars?

[requiressnacks]

First I'm hearing of it! I'm going to set my sights high and hope they found life on Mars.

[joy]

Oh my god - Space Camp. CLASSIC.

[ellabee]

Really cool and interesting! Can't wait to hear more.

[mill23]

I was hoping this was related to Veronica Mars, but this is cool too!

[cnf2013]

Fun fact; my husband actually worked at Space Camp for a while in his younger years. We've gone a few times and we've been to every major space center in the country together at this point. We went to a shuttle launch like five or six years ago, but it got cancelled last minute, which totally sucked.

I'm excited! I love space and all the fun discoveries they make.

[mosdub]

Sept 27, 2015 16:09:18 GMT -5 ****** said:

I'll just be over here, reading The Martian. I love the mystery of space. I would love to go to space.!!

Same!  I'm excited even more because I'm wrapped up in The Martian! 

[wannabmama]

I used to sell lemonade, crafts, and yard sale stuff at the end of my street trying to raise money to go to Space Camp after I saw the movie.
Space is so cool and overwhelming, I love thinking about what's out there! We can't be the only creatures, right?!? Somewhere there's gotta be others?? I love thinking about it.

[cnf2013]

Sept 27, 2015 17:16:42 GMT -5 ****** said:

Sept 27, 2015 16:31:25 GMT -5 cnf2013 said:

Fun fact; my husband actually worked at Space Camp for a while in his younger years. We've gone a few times and we've been to every major space center in the country together at this point. We went to a shuttle launch like five or six years ago, but it got cancelled last minute, which totally sucked.

I'm excited! I love space and all the fun discoveries they make.

we went to a shuttle launch at cape canaveral several years ago. It was so awe inducing.

We were super sad when it cancelled. H had some airline credits that were going to expire so we were only down there for about two and half days, very whirlwind weekend, and haven't made it back since. Not that they're launching much these days anyways. So jealous you got to experience one! Some day we will.

[cnf2013]

Sept 27, 2015 19:57:04 GMT -5 ****** said:

Sept 27, 2015 18:06:53 GMT -5 cnf2013 said:

We were super sad when it cancelled. H had some airline credits that were going to expire so we were only down there for about two and half days, very whirlwind weekend, and haven't made it back since. Not that they're launching much these days anyways. So jealous you got to experience one! Some day we will.

did you get to go to Kennedy Space Center? I want to take H when we go on our Disney trips but we never seem to find time!

We did! It was a lot of fun. We've been to the Houston space Center and obviously the Huntsville space center (where he worked at one point) a few times too. Hopefully you guys get to go again and can make it into the space center. 

[thechickencoop]

Dammit I came on here expecting craziness but they delayed their conference! I'll have to remember to check at work later.

[daisy818]

I'm excited! I've been a huge space geek my whole life. DH and I want to go to adult space camp at some point - I'm thinking it would be a good anniversary weekend in a few years.

[mill23]

I'm watching the nasa TV feed online now and even though the announcement isn't on yet, the Canadarm release is pretty impressive to watch. Conference starts at 12 EDT now?

Eta Nope, seems like it's starting any minute now

[nuggetrn]

Well this is exciting.

And also Space Camp!! I totally think my mom still has that on VHS at home. Makes me want to go find it!!

[daisy818]

NYT has an article up that it's evidence of liquid water on Mars.

[LadyNymeria]

Sept 28, 2015 10:28:00 GMT -5 daisy818 said:

NYT has an article up that it's evidence of liquid water on Mars.

Same with CNN. They said some of the people scheduled to talk at the press conference are the authors on a paper recently written, to be presented soon, saying they've identified flowing water on Mars.

[mill23]

This is crazy! I'm fascinated.

[requiressnacks]

No aliens? Bummer.

[setsuna17]

So cool! I love reading about space, but I never ever want to go! I'm so scared of it!

[cjchio]

It is actually really cool, but is anybody else slightly creeped out because of that one Doctor Who episode about the water on Mars?

[goldenlove3]

Has anyone seen the Google doodle today?