Deep Impact Impacts
Deep Impact has successfully collided with Tempel 1. Last things I saw were some pretty crazy pictures from the flyby spacecraft of the explosion the impactor had made. I’m not a scientist so go read the website if you want the latest and greatest info.
I was watching NASA TV when the impact took place and it sure was fun to see old men jump around like ecstatic school children. It kind of makes sense too. These missions are experiments they have spent a decent part of their life dreaming up and designing. They are basically waiting around to see years worth of work either going to go up in smoke or pay off big time.
It’s exciting to be part of the machinery that helps make missions like this possible. Go JPL!
NOTE: All personal and professional opinions presented herein are my own and do not, in any way, represent the opinion or policy of JPL, CalTech, or NASA.
We watched the” impact” on tv last night. And yeah, it was exciting! Also, fun to know that you are a part of it. Congratulations to you, Nate, and all of theJPLl Deep Impact team. Now we’ll have way better information to write Science Fiction movies with. Thanks!
ma ma j
4 Jul 05 at 8:37 am
I fell asleep.
Randy
4 Jul 05 at 8:40 am
Wow, NASA TV rocks. You can watch a bunch of guys in negative and green and upside down- really hi tech stuff. What the heck…?
Martha
4 Jul 05 at 9:09 am
I watched it on the NASA TV webcast. I think that its a hoax. Just like that Man on the Moon stuff they all want us to believe.
Kristi
4 Jul 05 at 4:58 pm