Mars Curiosity Landing in Times Square!
posted August 3, 2012 4:59 PM   RSS | iCal | +googleCal

Sun August 5 at 11:30 PM, Times Square
1475 Broadway, New York, NY, USA (Map & Directions)
The Toshiba screen at One Times Square will be broadcasting live coverage of the Curiosity rover landing on Mars, and my household of MeFites will be in attendance. What about the rest of you? Who will stand beside us as we elbow tourists out of the way and endure seven minutes of terror?
The broadcast runs from 11:30PM until 4AM, and the landing is scheduled to take place at 1:30AM. I plan to be out there for most, if not all, of that time!

We'll probably be loitering in the bar at the Crowne Plaza until 11 or so, drinking overpriced cocktails and trying not to panic.
posted by Narrative Priorities to Presentation (15 comments total)

Mars 2112 is out of business, right?
posted by Eideteker at 12:30 AM on August 4, 2012


Yes, and their website is now strangely sad and lonely.

(I had a friend who took her nephew there years ago, when it first opened. She left wanting to kill all humans, starting with whoever had built the restaurant.)
posted by Narrative Priorities at 8:13 AM on August 4, 2012


I'll be there for a while! As I turn into a pumpkin at about 11:00 PM, it'll be interesting. Just set me on a stable flat surface and I'll probably be fine until about 2:00.
posted by peripatetron errant at 7:45 PM on August 4, 2012


This is really tempting and it's not like I sleep or anything.....

Plus I have like, the perfect shirt.


We'll see.
posted by The Whelk at 3:03 PM on August 5, 2012


Is there a meeting spot for the actual landing? I'll have a white t-shirt, light up brolly and haversack.

Also a stupid grin on my face and viking hair.
posted by The Whelk at 5:29 PM on August 5, 2012


BOOT AND RALLY - Crown Plaza Hotel Bar 12:30, Meet me, meet MARS, lets DO THIS
posted by The Whelk at 8:22 PM on August 5, 2012


On my way down pic.twitter.com/mVQ5wdq2
posted by The Whelk at 8:57 PM on August 5, 2012


Crowne plaza hotel bar closee now just wandering streets halp
posted by The Whelk at 9:01 PM on August 5, 2012


At lillies'
posted by The Whelk at 9:04 PM on August 5, 2012


TEAM SUPER SCIENCE pic.twitter.com/DW1ry1BH
posted by The Whelk at 9:25 PM on August 5, 2012


Bummer, I was in the area but was not checking IRL thus I missed this. Have fun!
posted by mlis at 9:34 PM on August 5, 2012


The crowd grows all systems nominal pic.twitter.com/mPSiFWLj
posted by The Whelk at 10:18 PM on August 5, 2012


Touch down confiemed Touchdown confirmed pic.twitter.com/O41Q6BCM
posted by The Whelk at 10:38 PM on August 5, 2012


I love all you nerds.
posted by The Whelk at 1:15 AM on August 6, 2012


They were the best of nerd times, indeed.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 6:23 AM on August 6, 2012



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