M.a.v.e.n.
 

Far effin' out India! :)

http://www.latimes.com/science/scien...925-story.html

http://www.trbimg.com/img-5424859a/t...01/350/350x197

I do not understand.

Pics from India's Mars mission.

Kudos to our friends in India for their accomplishment in having an interplanetary probe in orbit around Mars (a far off place).
It's hippie speak Don. :)

Ayup.

https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...a8&oe=54B6A86A

They are two missions Maven - NASA
MOM - India

I believe the pictures shown are from Maven, which is NASA.

https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...c4&oe=54858AEB

Love the name. ;)

Oops, you're correct. :o Anyone ever tell you you're a 'nudge' Don?

And cheap: $74 million.

Does that include the rocket?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...2a5e6cf2453d79

Go baby, go! :D MAVEN launch.

Here is something on the cost.

http://www.mashable.com/2014/09/23/i...ssion-history/

For some reason I assumed NASA had a hand in it. Good for the Indians to do it on their own and a great accomplishment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission

I goofed. MAVEN in a NASA orbiter now at Mars. The Indian probe's informal English acronym is MOM.

Yep. And curry powder.

You racist you....:)

I was going to go with a wisecrack about corned beef and gefilte fish but...:rolleyes: then he's a schlubby putz with a thing for Chi town pizza. :)

Actually...I've found that with a little effort, you can hunt down a fairly decent pizza almost anywhere in the country. What's really almost impossible to find outside of the Chicago metro area is a decent Italian beef sandwich with sweet peppers, dipped. But you have to go to Johnny's in Elmwood Park and specifically order, "...beef wit sweet, wet...".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_beef

And the only place for a decent smoked meat sandwich is Ben's Deli in Montreal.

Ike you have my juices going. You have made me hungry.

Reliably informed that Defonte, Red Hook, Brooklyn is the place.

Congrats to India. I like when other countries do well with space.

Siding Spring! I wish it would hit Mars.

Pete

http://www.trbimg.com/img-542b2f95/t...01/350/350x197

M.O.M. sends a postcard home.