I can’t think of a greater post to write on this Memorial Day than what just occurred, yesterday, when NASA/JPL realized their Mars Phoenix Lander successfully landed on Mars.  Many congratulations are in order to America as well as SEVERAL other countries (Canada, several European countries) for making this an awesome mission!

As you know from my previous post, it was a “nail biter” yesterday when I was watching NASA and the Mars Phoenix Lander control room with over one thousand other Ustream fans. And I will also say it made me feel very proud to be an American when we got the word that the Mars Phoenix Lander had successfully landed.

This video below shows exactly what it took for this robot/probe to get on to the ground. Check it out:

http://www.vimeo.com/1068074

Pretty amazing stuff, right?

Now comes the reward. Mars Phoenix Lander will be probing the north, icy plains of Mars for weeks if not years to come. Pictures are being digitally sent over to Earth every 7 minutes so in the next few days, check back here for more discoveries.

I’ll leave you with the video below, when American’s NASA control room got the word that their painstaking mission was a success. God Bless America!

http://www.vimeo.com/1068084

So as many of you who know me, you know that I have two big passions in my life right now. I just turned 31 and maybe thats partially the reason that I have 2 passions. I’m finally growing up and realizing that a lot of us may have passions so why not share mine to you and vice versa?  My two passions currently are anything to do with HD TV and HD podcasts (they’re just too cool looking on our new plasma TV) and  my other passion (as I’ve written in other posts on here) has been  looking into myself and seeking change (radical and not-so-radical) so that I can be the best Jeff McCord that I can be.

So, for passion one, I wanted to share with you this awesome video.  It’s absolutely amazing what the JPL and NASA have found to be scientifically fact in regards to our universe.  I remember in third grade we thought Mars was nothing more than a science fiction’ish planet that was next to ours.  Who knew that life could have honestly existed on this planet (and maybe still does?)

Check this video out - I captured it from JPL’s HD Podcast: