[patrickrd]

I just watched NASA TV for the last hour and half... This was incredible! There are so many different systems that have to work together perfectly.

I remember very well back in June I watched the live feed of the Spirit launch with all the Cornell University researchers who worked on the rover. I still remember the excitement in their eyes when the takeoff executed successfully. To see it land successfully, it is nothing short of amazing. This makes me want to throw aside any other post-graduation plans I was thinking of, and aim for nothing else but becoming a NASA engineer.

Congratulations to all those at NASA who worked on this project! Hopefully the mission will continue to be successful and that Opportunity will be equally successful.