Mine rescue underway (UPDATE)

[nmbluesky]

Pod go down shortly..
33 Miners will seek Surface first time for 69 days!!!!!!

Big Drama right now...
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

[csziggy]

1. Earlier, they said it would take up to 48 hours to get them all up

But this is great. I hope there will be no problems now that they are so close.

[Xipe Totec]

2. The Weeping Gardener

With bare teeth I want to dig the ground,
and move the dirt part by part,
in dry and furious bites.

I want to mine the earth until I find you,
to kiss your noble skull,
unbind your body and return you,
to my garden and my fig tree.

- Miguel Hernández

[nmbluesky]

3. UPDATE

The Pod goes into the hole right now.. and wait for a moment...the first Miner get out

[Cal Carpenter]

4. Wow

It's crazy (and pretty cool, actually) that CNN is streaming a spanish language feed like this. I have no idea what is being said but it is still so compelling.

Damn. I hope this goes well.

[nmbluesky]

5. UPDATE

The Families are very very anxious

[Parker CA]

6. This is still a test run with an empty rescue capsule. Once they bring it back to the surface

a paramedic will get in and be lowered down to the miners, after which the capsule will return with the first miner.

[nmbluesky]

7. UPDATE

It appears as though all preparations have finished. The capsule is now being positioned inside the hole for descent.