<div>I am at a fantastic event in Canberra this weekend. I am here with a bunch of great people at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Centre, Tidbinbilla, watching the Mars Mission Rover Launch. They include teachers, scientists, IT nerds, writers, doctors, aerospace engineers and twitter nerds. I'll try to get some pictures up and onto the web.</div>
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<div>You can go to <a href="http://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/Pages/tweetup_news.html">http://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/Pages/tweetup_news.html</a> and follow what is happening or the launch on NASA TV <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv">http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv</a> . If you use Twitter then you can follow the @CSIROnews and @CanberraDSN twitter feed for up-to-date information on the Saturday night launch schedule and our posts at <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23CSIROtweetup">https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23CSIROtweetup</a><br>
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<div>Great moment to stand under the 70 metre dish and reflect the important role played by Australian scientists on this world stage. The control room looked like something out of Startrek, the bridge of the Enterprise.</div>
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<div>Regards Roland, with sonic screwdriver.</div>
<div><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/rgesthuizen">https://twitter.com/#!/rgesthuizen</a></div>
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<div>PS: Yes, you are all probably busy at home typing up reports but hey, I'll catch up on Monday.</div>
<div><br>--<br>Roland Gesthuizen - eLearning Coordinator - Keysborough Secondary College<br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead<br>
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