My wife and I stayed up to share in the seven-minutes-of-terror vigil. It was 12:30 PM CST when it touched down. It was hart warming to see the Curiosity Ground Support crew leap up in absolute pandemonium cheering and hugging each other as signal came through confirming the fact that the little rover had could had endured the gauntlet. This was another badly needed shot in the arm for NASA. I'm pleased as punch that all of NASA's team efforts paid off. Hope it paves the way for even more ambitious projects in the near future.
Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks