The Last Page
How many residents of New Neighborhood were still awake and watching TV on the morning of August 6 at 1:31 a.m. when Mars Rover Curiosity set down on the surface of Mars? (To be exact, it was at 1:13 a.m. due the delay in signal transmission. It was also specifically on the Aeolis Palus plain in Gale Crater.) Anyway, I suspect not many neighbors were watching at that hour. However, the engineer training and scientific interest I have held for many years told me that I probably should not miss this event. The excitement at NASA and the tears of joy when the signal confirmed that the rover had successfully landed were worth the wait.
I suppose many would not agree with my belief that this will become one of the greatest technological feats of this century. Sure, there have been other rovers. Some were successes and some failed, but Curiosity has an advanced technology like none of the others. It is exciting to have witnessed a big part of science history.Wait . . . here comes another picture from the face of the Red Planet. Could it be life on Mars? It’s a sign. I can just barely see it, but . . . yes, it’s clearer now. S-T-A-R-B-U-C-K-‘-S
Oh Nooooooooooooooooooooo! . . . . .
— Dave Smith (and this is “the last page. . .”)
