LIVE: NASA - GRAIL Updates

[Chris Bergin]

Live coverage. Not sure if we'll see more than chatting.

[robertross]

I managed one grab...

expected impact

[Chris Bergin]

23 mins to impact.

[Prober]

Under budget like the sound of that...

[Chris Bergin]

[Prober]

[belegor]

What's interesting is that there's a large discrepancy between the view shown in the simulation during the broadcast (Ebb & Flow being very close together) and what's shown on Eyes on the Solar System (Ebb & Flow being > 1600 miles apart).

Obviously one of them is off, but which one? (My guess is the simulation during the broadcast is correct, but I don't know..)

[robertross]

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[robertross]

Here's a heart-felt memory...

[robertross]

[Robert Thompson]

http://www.govbudgets.com/project/Science/Planetary_Science/Discovery/Gravity_Recovery_and_Interior_Laboratory_%28GRAIL%29/
NASA's Budget: Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) Project

[Prober]

Now maybe we can find a good site for Moon base Alpha.  Let's get on with it.

[Robert Thompson]

LM: Flying low enough in basins that they were below mountain level; had to maneuver up to leave basin.

[Chris Bergin]

Traditional dress

[robertross]