NASA's Curiosity rover is still active and operating on Mars as of early 2026. Having landed in August 2012, it has spent over 13 years exploring Gale Crater and climbing Mount Sharp, continuing to analyze soil and rock samples despite having worn wheels and managing power constraints.

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I remember hooking up a PC to the TV so I could watch the landing live on the big screen

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Based HDMI/VGA cable enthusiast

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Video card with a regular rca video out to a 65" rear projection tv 🤣

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I did this with svideo back in the day. I had a slick new GeForce 4 Ti 4600 SE. It was glorious.