Today’s smashingly successful touchdown of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars was a cause for celebration on Twitter.
There was good-natured snark from SarcasticRover and from Matthew Inman, the Seattle cartoonist behind The Oatmeal (following up on his terrific preview of the landing). And there were heartfelt congratulations from the space community’s celebrities, including SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Here are just a few of the tweeted highlights:
https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover/status/1067154501457465344
Welcome to Mars, @NASAInSight!
Time to soak up the Sun (and the praise). Keeping my drill bits crossed until we hear about successful solar array deployment. https://t.co/S8qalncBY3 #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/SVLfFuNQzo
— ARCHIVED – Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) November 26, 2018
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— The Oatmeal (@Oatmeal) November 26, 2018
I had a drawing ready for another outcome. pic.twitter.com/WOoxymNqI2
— The Oatmeal (@Oatmeal) November 26, 2018
I had this one ready in case it stopped responding. pic.twitter.com/X51OanakJc
— The Oatmeal (@Oatmeal) November 26, 2018
@NASAInSight: meet @MarsCuriosity. pic.twitter.com/9RyGNNi6hE
— The Oatmeal (@Oatmeal) November 26, 2018
Gorgeous Sol on Mars! InSight’s 1st image!!!!! The dust cover is still on. That’s Martian dust Bee-Tee-Dubs! pic.twitter.com/pzCP4MNKeP
— Bill Nye (@BillNye) November 26, 2018
Congratulations! What an amazing track record of success with Mars!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2018
Today, Expedition 57 commander @Astro_Alex called to Mission Control, Houston CAPCOM Neal Nagata with congratulations to @NASAJPL and @NASAInSight on their successful #MarsLanding. NASA Administrator @JimBridenstine shared their words with the teams this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/orOLsaY0Fb
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) November 26, 2018
Mars is hard, but we are smart and work together to do hard things. Congrats to @NASAJPL and all teams involved in sticking @NASAInSight #MarsLanding! https://t.co/l0p5sm12ne
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 26, 2018
What we just did as a species is so exquisitely hard, I am gobsmacked! Congratulations to the @NASAInSight team! And the best part is now just beginning. https://t.co/TQxLMeXtt4
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) November 26, 2018
Spoke to @NASA Administrator @JimBridenstine to congratulate him on the @NASAInsight #MarsLanding -truly a monumental achievement! Proud of our NASA Team! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/JM3n8zFxcv
— Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) November 26, 2018
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🚀👩🏽🚀✨ @NASA @NASAJPL @NASAInSight #RewriteTomorrow #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/nTyEUNx4f4— Nasdaq Exchange (@NasdaqExchange) November 26, 2018
Did you watch @NASAInSight’s #MarsLanding? The live Mars mission was broadcast live today on the @Nasdaq tower in #TimesSquare with @NASA team members in attendance! Congratulations @NASAJPL/@NASA on a successful landing. pic.twitter.com/AbVOnpobnL
— Times Square (@TimesSquareNYC) November 26, 2018