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Leaving Earth [Pic]

nasaimages.org — This spectacular shot of solid rocket motors separating from a Delta II rocket over Florida was captured during the June 10 liftoff of the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit. The rover and its twin, Opportunity, will arrive at Mars in January 2004.

Who dugg this? Made popular Aug 4, 2008

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  • cynicalbrit94, on 08/03/2008, -1/+32I hate the nasaimages scroll wheel thing. I want to scroll, not make the image bigger!!!
  • jp3550, on 08/04/2008, -2/+16That looks like they used my recycled cell phone from two years ago!
  • hannseman, on 08/03/2008, -5/+19I want to time travel as well!
  • Boing, on 08/04/2008, -6/+18First NASA photo in a while that has been kinda disappointing... low-res makes baby jesus cry.
  • StStand, on 08/03/2008, -0/+9In the description "Opportunity, will arrive at Mars in January 2004"
  • hannseman, on 08/03/2008, -1/+7I stand corrected by my self, the picture is was taken on June 10th in 2003. Sorry OP but avoid the copypasta next time. :)
  • yournamehere, on 08/04/2008, -1/+5what, no hi-def?
  • Chairboy, on 08/04/2008, -1/+4That you can presumably breath without assistance amazes me. Reflexive musculature action wins another one, and let nobody argue the impossibility of life without a brain.
  • AriaGloris, on 08/04/2008, -2/+4If only the SpaceX guys could seperate them..
  • gkzhang, on 08/04/2008, -0/+2Boom de yada!
  • nerdherder, on 08/03/2008, -4/+5Wtf are you talking about?
  • freebird09, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1budget cuts.... X/
  • SEN5241, on 08/05/2008, -0/+1How about video instead:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYUEM518i0o&NR=1
    (with commentary even)
  • mserebreny, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1yea.... that was annoying
  • b.m.a.n, on 08/04/2008, -0/+1agreed
  • mountain1488, on 08/04/2008, -1/+1buried for getting my hopes up on a monday morning to see some kind of cool shot from space...damn you SirPopper
  • burjzyntski, on 08/04/2008, -0/+0Come on, they've only got so much money. Give 'em some slack ...
    /:rolleyes:
  • somedirtbag, on 08/04/2008, -1/+1Hey I can see my house from here!
  • web20showcase, on 08/04/2008, -0/+0Different sizes of the photo here (if you can't be bothered with the annoying interactive image on the site):

    http://photie.com/photo/11300
  • Nintendesert, on 08/04/2008, -2/+2June 2003? I'm surprised that "BREAKING!!" isn't in the title.
  • surf1punk, on 08/04/2008, -3/+2Musta have been a cellphone shot from the astronaut?
  • MxM111, on 08/04/2008, -2/+1"is was taken"? New tense in English?
  • paulielatex, on 08/04/2008, -2/+1you're a ***** loser
  • cbartlett, on 08/04/2008, -3/+1Closed and buried as soon as I encountered that "feature".
  • jenel, on 08/04/2008, -4/+1Which one had the flux capacitor?
  • RudyV, on 08/04/2008, -7/+4dont you get it, we never went to the moon. how come we dont see the gear left up there?
  • Protuhj, on 08/04/2008, -6/+1Is it me, or does it look like the booster falling away in the background looks like it was shopped in?
  • alokrsx, on 08/04/2008, -7/+2pff...who cares!?
  • SoundJudgment, on 08/04/2008, -6/+1June 2003. Yeah, I remember the take-off back then... NOT!
  • inactive, on 08/04/2008, -12/+2Fake.

    http://www.moonmovie.com/

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