Nice shout-out from the mars curiosity team [reddit link]

[Guapo]

Are you kidding? They probably used MechJeb to land that rover!

[mustwinfull]

I like the fact that some people at JPL play Kerbal Space Program. I also enjoyed their AMA they did the other day which I read through and found the KSP related question and that the people who do play it enjoy iy.

[GWBBQ]

I think I remember some pictures from back in the .08 or .09 days of people at NASA with KSP up on their screens (not in mission control,) probably more as a shout-out than slacking at work, but I could be remembering wrong.

[incineration]

Im suprised it didnt go to complete hell. I mean..jeb isnt smiling. How did it not start barrel rolling out of control?

[AlternNocturn]

We need to convince them to put a small Jeb portrait decal (With sunglasses, of course) on one of their next projects.

[rdfox]

We need to convince them to put a small Jeb portrait decal (With sunglasses, of course) on one of their next projects.

Well, heck, they used a penny as the camera-calibration target on Curiosity, maybe we could convince them to use a decal of the loading screen as the calibration target on a future mission!

[szpw]

Wow. A shout out from the people who sent a rover to Mars. That's just awesome.

[crimsonknight3]

Well, heck, they used a penny as the camera-calibration target on Curiosity, maybe we could convince them to use a decal of the loading screen as the calibration target on a future mission!

I would pay to see this happen! Seriously! Maybe a small model Jeb or simply a coin with KSP or Jeb stamped on it

[Deek of Rocketry]

Wow... Congrats Squad!

Now just wait for the next generation of NASA spacecraft to be designed initally using KSP...

I'm fairly certain such fine quality materials Kerbin has are more than a match for carbon nanotubes. pff.

[Aescwulf]

So basically by building my own rocket and launching it into space I can call myself a rocket scientist and space pilot?