Quote from: JimOman on 08/06/2012 06:00 amQuote from: Jason1701 on 08/06/2012 05:54 amQuote from: clongton on 08/06/2012 05:53 am1.4 kg of fuel left onboardI heard it as 140.6 kgIt was 1.4Kg, can't be 140Kg- too much.Jim Yeah, I figured that number was too high. They must have mis-reported it.
Quote from: Jason1701 on 08/06/2012 05:54 amQuote from: clongton on 08/06/2012 05:53 am1.4 kg of fuel left onboardI heard it as 140.6 kgIt was 1.4Kg, can't be 140Kg- too much.Jim
Quote from: clongton on 08/06/2012 05:53 am1.4 kg of fuel left onboardI heard it as 140.6 kg
1.4 kg of fuel left onboard
I need to get a couple of hours shuteye in before the day job, so feel free to keep this ticking over as we'll use this thread for another day and then go into a surface update thread.Great work everyone! (Intense, Surreal, Victory!)
This event was better than any cargo spacecraft visiting a LEO space station. ;-)
That number was prior to flyaway, so remaining fuel had to be used for that function.
Does anyone have the miss distance that PAO stepped on?
Quote from: Lee Jay on 08/06/2012 06:03 amDoes anyone have the miss distance that PAO stepped on?Assuming that's what they were talking about, initial calculation was 2.27 km.Target ellipse is 20km long. I don't know how wide.
Quote from: Jim on 08/06/2012 05:57 amThis event was better than any cargo spacecraft visiting a LEO space station. ;-)who would disagree?
Quote from: Lee Jay on 08/06/2012 06:02 amThat number was prior to flyaway, so remaining fuel had to be used for that function. I'm looking forward to the computed distance from 'Curiosity' that the stage would have landed, now given the burn time. Ditto range to heat shield and parachute, The hunt for orbital images of all these objects now begins. Depending on terrain, one or more may leave indications visible from the rover, or be targets for early translation over to, to examine fresh-dug dirt,