Huygens has landed...

[dando]

on Titan! :thumbup: Descent, landing, and data transmission confirmed. Awaiting images and data from Cassini. Links to the mission sites:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html

Very :cool: stuff.

-Kevin

[Jervis Tetch 1]

Awaiting the Invasion.

Actually my co-worker and I are watching the proceedings via computer as I type.

[anait]

Same here. Watching, I mean, not awaiting invasion. :D

[KLang]

Watching where?

[dando]

Watching where?
NASA Webcast:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

-Kevin

[KLang]

NASA Webcast:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

-Kevin

Thanks, I should have known that. :o

[dando]

Thanks, I should have known that. :o
They're off the air until a 1pm ET update, followed by the presentation of the first images @ 2:45pm ET. Here's the ful schedule for today:

January 14, Friday
3 a.m. - 3:30 a.m. - Live Coverage and Commentary "Cassini Turns Towards Titan - Interruption of Radio Contact" - JPL/ESA
5 a.m. - 6:30 a.m. - Live Coverage and Commentary "The Huygens Probe Enters the Atmosphere of Titan" - JPL/ESA
6:30 a.m. - 7 a.m. - JPL Commentary - JPL (Mission Coverage)
7:30 a.m. - 8 a.m. - ESA News Briefing "Mission Status" - JPL/ESA
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - ESA Commentary on Huygens Probe Mission - JPL/ESA (Mission Coverage)
9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. - JPL Commentary - JPL (Mission Coverage)
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - ESA Commentary "Cassini Turns Back to Earth - Data Transmission Begins" - JPL/ESA
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - JPL Commentary - JPL (Mission Coverage)
11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Huygens Probe News Briefing - JPL/ESA (Mission Coverage)
1 p.m. - NASA Update with Sean O'Keefe - KSC
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. - ESA Commentary "Presentation of First 18 Images from Titan" - JPL/ESA (Mission Coverage)
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - ESA Commentary and "Additional Images from Tital & B-Roll" - JPL/ESA
5:30 - 6 p.m. - JPL Commentary - JPL (Mission Coverage)

Enjoy!

-Kevin

[KLang]

First picture of Titan.

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/105727main_h1-330.jpg

[KLang]

View from the surface.

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/105735main_h2-300.jpg

:cool:

[mapguy]

Hmm.. Not a good idea to get the French involved. The first sign of life that thing will be the first intergalactic POW.

[Ankf00]

Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic.

[Forza Lancia]

What a great day for JPL and ESA. And now we're getting color pictures (http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20050115/mdf823108.jpg) and sounds (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM85Q71Y3E_index_0.html)!

[nrc]

So Titan sounds like an '80s video game?