Curiosity update!

Less than 24 hours to Curiosity's landing! The spacecraft is now a little less than 200,000 miles from Mars, and everything is looking good according to the updates on the mission home page.

I really think that Curiosity's landing will be the highlight of my weekend.

That's such a nerdy thing to say, but it's true. The moment of truth, to see whether 2.5 billion dollars of equipment will make it safely to the surface, or end up as a metal pancake on a marian mountainside, will really be a thrill.

This is excitement you can't get in a movie theater. The only thing more exciting would be to be part of the project itself. Maybe, one day...

All of us (or at least we who know of your existence) wish you a safe landing tomorrow, Curiosity. Stay safe!