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Robotic Spacecraft (Astronomy, Planetary, Earth, Solar/Heliophysics) => Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and Mars 2020 Rover Section => Topic started by: Chris Bergin on 07/31/2012 03:46 pm
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Huzzah! It's a party thread, allowing the main threads to remain clear of the chatter and random bollocks that tends to stress out the "serious interneters".
"I came here for descent rates, and 'BobNASAfan' responded with 'Wooo, GoMSL! It has some very funky wheels!'. To whom do I seek compensation for having to endure this lack of seriousness?!" :D
It worked for the SpaceX Dragon C2+ mission threads, so we're having one for this too.
This is an unmoderated thread, but obviously that doesn't mean you can post something off topic or offensive, etc.
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Party on! :) I'll be glued to the 'internets' & NASA TV this Sunday! Best of luck!
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Woot!
Biggest party I've heard of will be in Pasadena. There's a Mars Society conference. A few hours before touchdown, Elon is giving his keynote address on SpaceX's future plans and aspirations for colonization. You can rub shoulders with Buzz Aldrin, Bob Zubrin, Lori Garver, Jeff Faust, George Whitesides, Peter Diamandis, Carol Stoker, etc.
MSL: Piquing Curiosity since 2012.
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Jim is having a private party thread called "DescentStageTastic!"
Will any NSF members be in Pasadena?
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The US Space and Rocket Center is having an all-night viewing party on Sunday.
http://www.spacecamp.com/mu/calendar/071212/mars-curiosity-snoozeum
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Beers’ on Jim… ;D
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Jim is having a private party thread called "DescentStageTastic!"
Will any NSF members be in Pasadena?
I'll be at the banquet, anyone want to do a NSF meetup of sorts? :)
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Good start. People already missing the viewing thread for those events....
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29439.0
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Here's my fav video to get pumped about this mission ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4boyXQuUIw
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I'm not sure I should watch this thing. I can't hold my breath for 7 minutes.
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Would love to see a collection of all the Skycrane sims and Testbed videos. The really inside stuff that JPL doesn't think the regular public would be interested in.
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I will be departing for the equator Sunday but anytime Saturday in Pasadena works.
+1 Pheogh for insider videos, can't get enough of that good stuff!
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Yay, party thread!
Great video Tigerade, I had not seen that one. Some of the views make me wish it had some sort of removable third person camera (perhaps like Pathfinder had). Oh well, I know science is the priority.
Glad I don't have work Monday. Haven't decided if I will head to one of the Planetfest events. There are quite a few around, two in the NYC area.
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Would love to see a collection of all the Skycrane sims and Testbed videos. The really inside stuff that JPL doesn't think the regular public would be interested in.
Hmmm, that's not a bad shout. That dramatic EDL video could lead a thread for that. Let me work it.
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Would love to see a collection of all the Skycrane sims and Testbed videos. The really inside stuff that JPL doesn't think the regular public would be interested in.
Hmmm, that's not a bad shout. That dramatic EDL video could lead a thread for that. Let me work it.
Done, although that EDL video seemed to be the only really good one:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29564.0
Although I may have misread your comment. If you mean insider videos, that'd be acquired by L2's MSL section. Public forum is for public stuff.
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Eyes on the Solar System (http://eyes.jpl.nasa.gov/) has a pretty neat interactive simulation of the EDL sequence. Java plugin required to run.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjiGH9QNiU0&feature=related
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During the entry sequence, the MSL is going to eject some tungsten ballast weights to change its CG while its still very high up and very fast. Being tungsten, they are very robust and I expect they will survive to impact the surface. Anyone here have any idea how far from the MSL landing site they may impact and how fast they may be going when they hit? I would think they may penetrate pretty deep. If its close to the landing site, that might be a way for curiosity to sample below surface volatiles.
It might be an interesting thing for future missions if any ballast ejected took the form of a dedicated penetrator (ala a small Deep Impact) to create an intersting science target for the rover/lander.
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I hope they don't get stuck too quickly.
Scott Maxwell to avoid the quicksand.
If anybody starting calling these rovers "she" first it was him with Spirit.
I'm now following on twitter 8)
https://twitter.com/marsroverdriver
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjiGH9QNiU0&feature=related
Heh! That's crazy! :)
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I was looking for a quality version of this historic gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7hSGgpsSaM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCHjKecA6cI
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCHjKecA6cI
If the MSL fails we know to blame those damm Jawas.
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Just finished watching the Engineering Press Conference from today and noticed something about the skycrane which I had not before. I would love to know what kind of simulation and testing has been done to address any twisting of the 3 drop lines. All of the simulations I have seen so far seem to indicate they expect the Rover to drop essentially in the same orientation that it was locked to the descent stage in? I am curious to know if they expect any yawing from the confluence point of lines?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjiGH9QNiU0&feature=related
Super funny!
(was half expecting a big 'SPLAT!' with a crash landing right on top of 'life' on Mars) hehe
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Take the MSL quiz.
http://www.space.com/16613-mars-rover-curiosity-quiz.html
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When Curiosity lands, does it qualify for an Olympian medal? It's one of the longest track runs in the sport! I guess it'll have to compete between the U.S., Chinese and team GB for a medal. :)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCHjKecA6cI
If the MSL fails we know to blame those damm Jawas.
Damn, you bet me to it ;)
at about 7m:30s I really began expecting some Jawas to appear and fit a restraining bolt.
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I love these party threads. This way I can get my fix of fun AND the serious stuff too :D
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get it?
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get it?
Is that a Mars Science laboratory with a frickin' laser beam attached to it's head? :D
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With MSL being so much larger than the MERs, what sort of images can we expect MRO to take of it on the ground?
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get it?
I get it. :)
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Martian Homeland Defense on high alert! ;D
http://acravan.blogspot.ca/2012/01/nasa-family-values-heaven-is-in-your.html
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Martian Homeland Defense on high alert! ;D
http://acravan.blogspot.ca/2012/01/nasa-family-values-heaven-is-in-your.html
OMG I was hoping someone would bring Marvin The Martian to our landing party!!!! :D
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Chris G, that is an excellent article on the MSL landing sequence! Thank you, and go have a drink at the bar!
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Would just like to add my obligatory GO CURIOSITY!!!
If anyone in the world can do this, JPL can.
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So while we've still go people who can't work out what "UPDATES ONLY" means in the update thread, let's keep this thread top for a while.
What's everyone doing for the meantime?
I'll be watching the big MLS game Seattle vs Los Angeles on ESPN. 65,000+ in Quest Field - should be epic! 9pm Eastern.
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Still watching the Olympics!
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So while we've still go people who can't work out what "UPDATES ONLY" means in the update thread, let's keep this thread top for a while.
What's everyone doing for the meantime?
I'll be watching the big MLS game Seattle vs Los Angeles on ESPN. 65,000+ in Quest Field - should be epic! 9pm Eastern.
GO Sounders! ;D
Unfortunately I have to go to bed.... Have to get up at midnight to go to work. :-\
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Got the Olympics on one screen and the Eyes on the solar system MSL sim full screened on the other. ;D
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So while we've still go people who can't work out what "UPDATES ONLY" means in the update thread, let's keep this thread top for a while.
What's everyone doing for the meantime?
I'll be watching the big MLS game Seattle vs Los Angeles on ESPN. 65,000+ in Quest Field - should be epic! 9pm Eastern.
GO Sounders! ;D
Indeed! That's who I'll be rooting for! Sorry Beckham! ;D
Oh and apparently it's called Century Link Field now (naming rights lol). Lovely stadium though.
Thank goodness for party threads ;)
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I finished another model (Chuck Yeager's X-1) and am now watching the science news conference on the NASA TV app on the iPad. I'll be up at the U of Utah landing party in a few hours.
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Ah, ideal thread for my comment.
Nature have only two grades, A and F. Good luck, Curiosity.
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Would just like to add my obligatory GO CURIOSITY!!!
If anyone in the world can do this, JPL can.
Indeed!!!
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So while we've still go people who can't work out what "UPDATES ONLY" means in the update thread, let's keep this thread top for a while.
What's everyone doing for the meantime?
I'll be watching the big MLS game Seattle vs Los Angeles on ESPN. 65,000+ in Quest Field - should be epic! 9pm Eastern.
GO Sounders! ;D
GO SOUNDERS!! I'm going to this! They've opened up the bird's nest this season so it'll be a sellout.
This is the place with the bird's nest closed, so tonight will be amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sscwZ8_JWo
Will be back in time for MSL!
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Thank goodness for party threads ;)
Absolutely -- thanks, Chris! :D
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That's pretty sweet when two people from Seattle immediately respond! ;D
That's a city I must visit one day.
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As of this moment, Curiosity is flying at 355 times the speed of Usain Bolt.... ::)
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I'm not sure if it's been posted yet but here is the NPR interview with NASA engineer Adam Steltzner the EDL lead designer.
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/03/157597270/crazy-smart-when-a-rocker-designs-a-mars-lander?sc=tw&cc=share
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That's pretty sweet when two people from Seattle immediately respond! ;D
That's a city I must visit one day.
Be sure to pick a day like today, 88 degrees sunny. :)
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I'm not sure if it's been posted yet but here is the NPR interview with NASA engineer Adam Steltzner the EDL lead designer.
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/03/157597270/crazy-smart-when-a-rocker-designs-a-mars-lander?sc=tw&cc=share
Thanks, great story.
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What's everyone doing for the meantime?
Making Ravioli, with Olympic repeats in the background until the fun starts.
It's going to be a LONG night :)
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That's pretty sweet when two people from Seattle immediately respond! ;D
That's a city I must visit one day.
Make it three people from Seattle. :)
Several people from our condo complex are going. As for me, I am more of an American/Canadian style "football" fan.
Go Sounders, Go Seahawks, Go MSL!
Wayne
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Make that 4 from Seattle. About to head out to the Museum of Flight for tonight's festivities.
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Going to bed now [8PM EDT]. Have set my alarm for 1AM.
The things I do to get my space fix....:D
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If anyone has ever used Celestia (excellent program) to go flying around the solar system, NASA's Eyes on the Solar System is using a near identical user interface, with about the same flexibility.
I'm currently watching MSL approach the planet over the right shoulder of Odyssey. It's quite a view. Looking right back at Earth too.
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Having some grilled Italian sausage with Tunisian pasta in a goat cheese & spinach cream sauce, a glass of Malbec, watching the Olympics, while keeping one eye on USF, NSF, and watching Mars get ever larger via Eyes....
Go MSL! Go JPL!
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Won't be able to watch EDL live, so GO CURIOSITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What's everyone doing for the meantime?
had a 3 hour "nap" :o and now working on getting 10 lbs of frozen wild crab apples and 5 lbs of frozen bananas ready for a 5 Imperial gallon "Curiosity" 2 year job well done celebration bottle; can you tell I am optimistic; keeping tabs on updates here on NSF; Thx Chris
Go Curiosity GO!!!!
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Photos being uploaded to flickr from Ames
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157630921897916/
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What's everyone doing for the meantime?
Margaritas and nachos here in Houston!
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A red Oreo for the Red Planet
http://brands.nabisco.com/oreo/dailytwist/mobile/
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also:
MSL_101
@MSL_101
Spacecraft Status Report from a few Minutes ago: All is nominal! Cruise Stage Separation in 3hrs 34min (ERT) #MSL
4 minutes ago via Twitter
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What's everyone doing for the meantime?
Coffee, lots of coffee!
It's 3:46am here, and can't risk falling asleep. :)
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7 Up and Cheese here in Asia!
Waiting with a happy smile and crossed fingers. :)
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Coffee and chocolate here in Alberta!
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Just sipping my cola while I was watching some Englishmen pulling a jumbo jet to bits.
That was quite good actually.
Victor X-Ray back in the air ;D
Rob & Tom not bad for engineering types. Looking forward to more.
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Deep Dish Pizza here in Chicago :)
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Any network or cable news channel going to carry the landing live? Comcast doesn't appear to have NASA TV.
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Epic 4-0 win for Seattle! And on to MSL!
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Epic 4-0 win for Seattle! And on to MSL!
They didn't broadcast that one here, but Real Madrid vs Santos is now up from Las Vegas. I guess I'll have that on in the background.
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Well, I had a three hour nap, so I hope I'll be go for landing. Hoping to hear that Odyssey slews properly and we'll have data throughout landing (if I understood the press conference this afternoon correctly?)
EDIT: Cool to see the JPL control rooms, considering I got to tour them back in June during the open house (I timed my vacation around that :) ).
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GO CURIOSITY!!! GO NASA!!! GO JPL!!! ;D
There, got that off my chest. I'm so excited. Can't wait for this. :)
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Deep Dish Pizza here in Chicago :)
Lucky.
Making do with a late night steak and coffee.
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Good luck to the JPL team, not too much longer to wait!
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Good luck to the EDL team!
Go Curiosity!
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Yikes! I just tried viewing the launch from Ustream because I read from chris that 26k users are on, and as expected the chat is an absolute blur!
I don't suppose anyone is watching the launch from a stream with a slightly smaller viewer base? :)
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
2 hours to Mars, 16,300 miles away and closing fast. Velocity = 8,900 mph. Watch live: bit.ly/MarsLive #MSL
6 minutes ago via Twitter for Mac
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Go you sexy rover you!!!
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Yikes! I just tried viewing the launch from Ustream because I read from chris that 26k users are on, and as expected the chat is an absolute blur!
I don't suppose anyone is watching the launch from a stream with a slightly smaller viewer base? :)
47,000 users on now!!
Crazy awesome!
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That ipad app looks awesome!
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Is there an html5 based live stream? All the flash sites pin my CPU.
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This NASA feed can't be flash, because it is working on my iPad
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/NTV-Public-IPS.m3u8
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You rock. Thanks.
Also, Go Curiosity!
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Saw her in the cleanroom at JPL last March. Watching her land tonight on Mars! Go baby go!!!
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Sounders won, I got burned to a crisp at SeaFair, and now I'm ready to cheer on Curiosity!
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Godspeed Curiosity.
All the best to the teams helping to bring her in.
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I really think NASA have hit the coverage spot on between the public channel and the 'fluff' and giving the clean feed on the media channel.
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I'm at the U of Utah now, in a lecture hall with NASA TV on a projection screen. I haven't been in a college classroom in AGES. I'm ready to take notes!
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Yikes! I just tried viewing the launch from Ustream because I read from chris that 26k users are on, and as expected the chat is an absolute blur!
I don't suppose anyone is watching the launch from a stream with a slightly smaller viewer base? :)
47,000 users on now!!
Crazy awesome!
WOW, now over 80,000 online and 11M views
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Yankees beat the Mariners, now hoping Curiousity beats the odds and has a safe landing!
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Excuse the serious question but the spacecrafts velocity is increasing, is this because of it's proximity to Mars?
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Excuse the serious question but the spacecrafts velocity is increasing, is this because of it's proximity to Mars?
I'd imagine so--potential energy trading for kinetic.
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Pucker time approaching.....
(and I had thought I would nap some tonight.... not a chance!)
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Excuse the serious question but the spacecrafts velocity is increasing, is this because of it's proximity to Mars?
Yes, it's deep in Mars's gravity well now.
EDIT: At 100 km altitude, it has gained 5 km/s from Mars's gravity.
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Hi all,don't know about You guys but I have as many tabs open as RAM can handle,ANY members in Time Square logged on by Phone or Wi-FI hotspot?,Hey give us a wave...Hold up an NSF sign......The Whole World is watching........ I have everthing crossed,some parts I have crossed shall remain nameless as this is a family site........... :)
Apologies to poster who first posted the link to Times Square,cannot remember Your user name,but here it is and camera angles can be changed!
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/
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That ipad app looks awesome!
Which iPad app??????
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/app20120711.html
They were showing it on NASA TV when I posted, It was an augmented reality showing Curiosity.
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Thanks guys.
Sweating in Seattle
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NASA TV is lovely! Godspeed Curiosity!
Cheers!
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At 7 minutes and 12 seconds before touchdown, I'm going to start playing the version of Gustav Holst's 'Mars" that I have!! (Charles Dutoit conducting)
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"Roger, you are go to open the peanuts." I love it.
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Oh crap, I deleted a couple of posts thinking this was the live thread.
Really sorry, repost! :o
(Tired!!)
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Cut Chris off, hic.
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I guess you can't work at JPL if you have a peanut allergy...ha!
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Oh crap, I deleted a couple of posts thinking this was the live thread.
Really sorry, repost! :o
(Tired!!)
Totally not up to NSF's standards, Chris. As penance, you must watch the 7 Minutes of Terror video six times in a row, then wait for the NBC delayed feed of the landing. :)
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Oh crap, I deleted a couple of posts thinking this was the live thread.
Really sorry, repost! :o
(Tired!!)
I was wondering what happened there. ???
Anyway, all I said was that I'm watching too, but I haven't had anything to say because I'm too busy holding my breath.
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OK Curiosity. I'm up and watching. Now land safely!;)
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waiting to exhale...
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11,300 mph and accelerating
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Odyssey is good to cover EDL. Not bad for an 11-year-old spacecraft.
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cant keep my legs still anymore ;D
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Cruise stage sep in 2 minutes
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In honor of the peanuts honoring the success of Ranger 7, we're ... munching cashews in Ada Michigan.
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My first live Mars landing :D So excited!
Question- we are watching everything on a 14min delay are we? So at this point, in real time, entry is just starting?
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Oh crap, I deleted a couple of posts thinking this was the live thread.
Really sorry, repost! :o
(Tired!!)
Ha Chris think You can be forgiven.You are SUPERHUMAN man!
Watching Your Update thread as well!
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What's especially amazing - MSL is actually now approaching landing (if not landed already), but due to delay we just don't know that yet. It's like a time machine :)
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Yoyos have separated
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12,000 mph and still accelerating, Yeeehaaaa
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Funny seeing it not spinning any more
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C'mon Curiosity!!!!
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163,000 ustream viewers online!!
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Best of luck Curiosity and team. Scary to think it's already either there safely or not!
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I saw Chris post "Crew stage sep" on the live thread .. nice freudian slip :)
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NASASpaceflight views accelerating as Mars' gravity pulls them in.
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On the simulation, it looks just like an alien flying saucer UFO coming in for a landing.
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On the simulation, it looks just like an alien flying saucer UFO coming in for a landing.
To the Martians it is a UFO
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And here we go - "Seven minutes of horror" :) MSL is ALREADY on the ground (one way or another), but we still don't know that :)
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It's slowing down
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And here we go - "Seven minutes of horror" :) MSL is ALREADY on the ground (one way or another), but we still don't know that :)
guys think you wrong .sorry,It lands at 31 mins past the hour.
EDIT: Soz about that,twas Me that was wrong........I misunderstood Eye's on Solar ,My bad................
WOW SHE is down Its a Miracle! What a bunch JPL and NASA are
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Decelerating rapidly 1500 mph
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Welcome to your new home, Curiosity.
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guys think you wrong .sorry,It lands at 31 mins past the hour.
That's Earth receive time
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And here we go - "Seven minutes of horror" :) MSL is ALREADY on the ground (one way or another), but we still don't know that :)
guys think you wrong .sorry,It lands at 31 mins past the hour.
Nope It's been down for over 10 minutes now, 14 minute delay on getting signal.
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Two laptops with 4 speakers make it more epic.
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Soooooooooo close now....GO CURIOSITY
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Skycrane!
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Touchdown confirmed!
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Back to you, China.
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Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
TOUCHDOWN BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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WOW, Congrats!!!!
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Yes!!! Safe on Mars. Everyone is happy, everything worked. It's a good day.
Now we can build a bigger one.
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YES! Great Job!
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JPL DOES IT AGAIN!!!!! :D
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Strong signal from Oddysey :)
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Pictures, baby!
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Here come the pictures!!!!!!!!
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We have rover wheels on the surface! And dust on the camera!
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Utterly amazing, Curiosity is down and pictures are coming.
Bravo Zulu!
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Teacher: Nature. Student: humanity. Grade: A.
Congratulations!!!!!
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Awesome job JPL. They make it look too easy even though alot has to go right
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Everyone can post one post of congrats on the live thread, cause this is f-ing history guys.
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MSL for the Gold!
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Celebrate JPL! God knows you've earned it :)
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My Deepest congratulations to JPL and NASA.
I wish we could start a NEW countdown, today:
"Mr President; T-minus 12 years and counting for the first Human Landing..."
Go on, Sir - I Dare you... :)
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guys think you wrong .sorry,It lands at 31 mins past the hour.
That's Earth receive time
Yes I have fixed post and apologies.
but It has been the opposite of Murphy's law,Everything that could have gone right has gone right,even the first pics dream job by these genius's!
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!!!!!!!!!
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I give Curiosity a 10 for sticking that landing!
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Happy birthday Neil Armstrong (Aug 5th). NASA just landed a rover on Mars for you. :D
AWESOME.
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WooHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I was pacing around like a nervous dog the whole time. May have had a minor heart attack ;)
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Oops .. Holdren : "We are the only nation to have landed surface landers on ANY other planet" .. not quite.
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GO NASA
GO CURIOSITY
GO JPL
GO U.S.A!!!!!
There's my cheering :)
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I don't know how the hell I am going to calm down enough to go back to sleep.
But that's OK it is a great problem to have :D
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I don't know how the hell I am going to calm down enough to go back to sleep.
But that's OK it is a great problem to have :D
I was just thinking the same. Time for sleep. Maybe I'll get a Mars dream!
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Oops .. Holdren : "We are the only nation to have landed surface landers on ANY other planet" .. not quite.
Is that a goof? Any other country successfully landed probes on a non-moon?
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Oops .. Holdren : "We are the only nation to have landed surface landers on ANY other planet" .. not quite.
Is that a goof? Any other country successfully landed probes on an actual planet?
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Venera. Several times.
Also, Mars 2.
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Venera on Venus
Edit: simonbp Beat me to it.
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Oops .. Holdren : "We are the only nation to have landed surface landers on ANY other planet" .. not quite.
Is that a goof? Any other country successfully landed probes on a non-moon?
Hand in your space geek badge, please :)
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Venera on Venus
I see, then Holdren is indeed very wrong. Doesn't do him any favors.
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Oops .. Holdren : "We are the only nation to have landed surface landers on ANY other planet" .. not quite.
Is that a goof? Any other country successfully landed probes on a non-moon?
Hand in your space geek badge, please :)
Bah, you see my post count? Im a geek in training.
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Oops .. Holdren : "We are the only nation to have landed surface landers on ANY other planet" .. not quite.
Is that a goof? Any other country successfully landed probes on a non-moon?
Hand in your space geek badge, please :)
Best exchange on the party thread tonight :D
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"Mission is... speechless"
lol :D
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Sometimes the craziest ideas are the ones that work best. I wonder how long we'll have to wait until people start coming out of the woodwork claiming this is a hoax.
You kidding? There are people now who claim NASA's been covering up evidence of Martian cities since Viking 1 (or even the earlier Mariners). To them, MSL was a hoax since it was announced.
Rather frighteningly, I first met one of those people while we were both interns at Goddard Space Flight Center. :(
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Like a boss, JPL. Like. A. Boss.
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Sometimes the craziest ideas are the ones that work best. I wonder how long we'll have to wait until people start coming out of the woodwork claiming this is a hoax.
You kidding? There are people now who claim NASA's been covering up evidence of Martian cities since Viking 1 (or even the earlier Mariners). To them, MSL was a hoax since it was announced.
Rather frighteningly, I first met one of those people while we were both interns at Goddard Space Flight Center. :(
Well apparently that venus landing was faked ;)
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Congratulations to NASA and the JPL team. Great job.
And it's my birthday! What a birthday present. 8) ;D
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Whoo-hoo! I just woke up and it really IS party time! Congratulations to NASA, JPL and the hundreds of people all over the globe whose work and soon to utilized experiments, software and hardware on the Mars' newest auto sized rover!
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Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaargh!!!!!! :D :D :D
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Right after it landed I went to check CNN and FoxNews, and other TV stations. Nothing. No mention of it. I was appalled.
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It's the lead item on BBC news website.
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CNN International covered it all.
Keith
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Right after it landed I went to check CNN and FoxNews, and other TV stations. Nothing. No mention of it. I was appalled.
Huh? Both CNN (domestic) and Fox News carried the landing LIVE. NASA feeds with guest commentary. I'm not sure what you were watching..
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Right after it landed I went to check CNN and FoxNews, and other TV stations. Nothing. No mention of it. I was appalled.
It's there now on CNN. Did you check it a millisecond after touchdown or something?
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Congrats NASA on its SEVENTH lucky Mars landing!
Woohoo
It's been a good week for NASA and America's space program!
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What a night. The whole lecture room erupted in celebration! And I got a Mars bar after handing in my Mars quiz that they handed out to us. It was the first time I took a quiz in a classroom in a very long time. Brought back some memories.
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http://xkcd.com/1091/
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What a night. The whole lecture room erupted in celebration! And I got a Mars bar after handing in my Mars quiz that they handed out to us. It was the first time I took a quiz in a classroom in a very long time. Brought back some memories.
British and Canadian Mars bars are way superior to the American Mars bar! ;D
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http://xkcd.com/1091/
The alt text on that is hilarious.
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JPL is awesome.
Always been my favourite NASA center.
Well done to all the contractors that helped out too. Without your fantastic technology this wouldn't be possible.
Now I look forward to the mission starting.
The search for life is ON!!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Whoopie! Congrats to to the team at JPL.
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Seeing this in all my social media streams :D (You have to click to on the image to see the animation)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JUZiMqXPAxU/UB9hXK0uBYI/AAAAAAAAQ5s/NNropowFVIM/s450/B8mDT.gif
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This was just awesome. We need some more Odyssey's screaming around Mars so we can consume more data :) Selfishly speaking, I cannot wait to start looking at the pics!
Did we really have 140 kg of fuel left? I have seen that in three sources now and that is just simply crazy.
Respectfully,
Andrew Gasser
TEA Party in Space
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Did we really have 140 kg of fuel left? I have seen that in three sources now and that is just simply crazy.
Why? That's called margin. That's also about the same mass as one of two sets of tungsten balance weights that were discarded after various points in EDL.
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Congrats to JPL and the MSL team!!!
It's a testimony to all the awesome work done by the fine folks at JPL that Curiosity's landing actually seemed quicker and less eventful, to me that is, than Phoenix's landing in 2008 (I attended Planetfest for both). Just gotta hand it to NASA for making the most daunting achievements look easy... :)
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Curiosity's landing actually seemed quicker and less eventful, to me that is, than Phoenix's landing in 2008
To me, as well. I think it was because the MSL people appeared to be calmer than the Phoenix folks (some of whom I recognized this time around as well) and more (and more nervous!) event callouts during the powered flight phase.
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Congrats NASA, Great Work! :)
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Congratulations to NASA! Looks like the Force was with you!
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Congratulations to everyone at NASA-JPL (and the contractors)!
Thanks to NSL we were able to see Curiosity assembled, packed and launched. We saw the deployment of the cruise stage from the perspective of the TMI stage. We could check in to the JPL site onroute and see the progress of MSL on a schematic. On NASA Live we witnessed the successful landing event and cheers. And the first images. Then some of us went back to bed and here we are the next morning waiting for some great descent images at an upcoming press conference. Thanks Chris for your great website--it ties everything together along with a lot of bonuses along the way.
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It was pretty special to be watching the sim in real time whilst listening to the webcast from JPL confirming that events were unfolding as planned.
I got a bit of a rush when I heard then confirm the decel that showed the chute had deployed- I hadn't realised that we could get that info during descent.
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First Phoenix and now MSL, These live feeds of landings are nailbitingly good, I give great credit to the team that pulled off these feats of technical legerdemain and make it look easy when they are among the most difficult feats of ingenuity ever attempted. Bravo!
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What the heck is that?? :o
http://liquidthinker.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/life-on-mars/
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Idly musing over how far the descent stage might have flown. Found a mass for it here (http://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.651). Assuming an isp of 300s, the remaining 140kg of prop would give a delta-v of about 392m/s, which is quite a lot really. I've forgotten how to work that out into a maximum throw distance.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VpmvQChEvM&feature=player_profilepage
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I believe they changed the plan so the descent stage cut out 5 seconds after achieving the desired flyaway pitch, it didn't burn to depletion.
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Congratulations to everyone at NASA-JPL (and the contractors)!
Thanks to NSL we were able to see Curiosity assembled, packed and launched. We saw the deployment of the cruise stage from the perspective of the TMI stage. We could check in to the JPL site onroute and see the progress of MSL on a schematic. On NASA Live we witnessed the successful landing event and cheers. And the first images. Then some of us went back to bed and here we are the next morning waiting for some great descent images at an upcoming press conference. Thanks Chris for your great website--it ties everything together along with a lot of bonuses along the way.
Amen to this comment. NASASpaceflight is the first source I turn to for authoritative information regarding spaceflight, not just for the excellent journalism, but for the insightful comments of the membership. Great job covering this historic event!
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Congratulations to everyone at NASA-JPL (and the contractors)!
Thanks to NSL we were able to see Curiosity assembled, packed and launched. We saw the deployment of the cruise stage from the perspective of the TMI stage. We could check in to the JPL site onroute and see the progress of MSL on a schematic. On NASA Live we witnessed the successful landing event and cheers. And the first images. Then some of us went back to bed and here we are the next morning waiting for some great descent images at an upcoming press conference. Thanks Chris for your great website--it ties everything together along with a lot of bonuses along the way.
Amen to this comment. NASASpaceflight is the first source I turn to for authoritative information regarding spaceflight, not just for the excellent journalism, but for the insightful comments of the membership. Great job covering this historic event!
You're both very kind, although our growing community is actually making it easier to run this site. Last night was a very good example of that:
Chris G - who's one hell of a talented writer - with the main article.
Some of our more regular members automatically keeping the update coverage high on both frequency and quality.
Members who don't usually get involved with live coverage joining in and working out the format for "info and screenshots", taking some of the load off the more frequent updaters.
All members working out the difference between an update thread and other threads during the main events - keeping the mod work low. I actually got to sit back for 30 seconds and just watch that "wheels on Mars" confirmation (which helped as I couldn't type due to shaky hands! :D) as I knew no one would be waiting for me to post it!
Also - and I go on about this but it's still less than 0.1 percent of the visitors to this site - the continued L2 member support. The very reason we still have a site that survived past 2006. Their support pays for the high power servers we have, that ensured we did not have a second of downtime during a VERY high visitation rate. (Without people joining L2, we'd never be able to afford the hosting package that costs.....well, I think we literally keep someone in a job in Dallas! :D)
Can you imagine if this was just a news site? It'd be 100 times cheaper to run (due to the bandwidth the forum eats), but this interactive community really does show its strength during such massive events, and it provides a record. I see people going through the live threads for STS-XXX, years later. I can image there will be people going through last night's thread in 10 years time.
So don't thank me, thank yourselves! ;D
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Thanks, everyone.
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In the spirit of celebration...
http://bennyhillifier.com/?id=yIUQ3MZ8yMs
Because everything is funnier with benny hill.
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I just realized, leaking the MRO image before the press conference proves it truly is a ROCK STAR!!!
Let's just hope all the fame does not go to it's MastCam! Though, a laser is a great defense against the paparazzi!
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When I seen MSL EDL image, I murmured some very unprintable words... (positive amazement, not anything else, obviously)
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Congratulations to everyone involved with the MSL! I can't wait for all of the images and science to start coming in... Truely fantastic!
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What the heck is that?? :o
http://liquidthinker.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/life-on-mars/
I wonder who was more surprised- Curiosity or Marvin? ;)
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Oh dear ..
https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover
SarcasticRover @SarcasticRover
Why the hell did I come to this planet? There isn't a Trader Joes anywhere on it! FML.
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I personally prefer https://twitter.com/KillerCuriosity ... take a drink when she mentions meatbags. And lazors. And world domination... you get idea.
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What the heck is that?? :o
http://liquidthinker.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/life-on-mars/
I wonder who was more surprised- Curiosity or Marvin? ;)
Marvin “So I was taking a nap when I heard this sonic boom followed by a crashing sound”… “I then went out for a look and saw this six wheeled buggy thing looking at me”… “I got closer to it I could see some writing on it, I think it’s pronounced JiPpLe”… “I missed my nap and this thing just stares at me, beeps and now it’s making me very angry”… >:(
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Hehe...
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Hehe...
Or this one...
So you give gold medals for falling into a pool, but I stick a 100,000,000 mile landing and get jack-squat? Thanks, humanity.
https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover ;D
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_the_Paranoid_Android
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Hehe...
Or this one...
So you give gold medals for falling into a pool, but I stick a 100,000,000 mile landing and get jack-squat? Thanks, humanity.
https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover ;D
He's a lot of fun! :D
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Hah! Curiosity is about to crash the Olympic Games :D
Awesome Google Doodle
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Two more:
@AngryGaleCrater
Previously peaceful Martian crater, now occupied by an American SUV.
CuriositySpaceCrane
@MarsSpaceCrane
I helped rover get to Mars. Waiting to go home now.
;D
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Hah! Curiosity is about to crash the Olympic Games :D
Totally photobombed.
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@AngryGaleCrater
Previously peaceful Martian crater, now occupied by an American SUV.
More like a nuclear powered all-terrain vehicle with a frick'n laser on its head, delivered by an ill-tempered flying saucer.
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What the heck is that?? :o
http://liquidthinker.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/life-on-mars/
I wonder who was more surprised- Curiosity or Marvin? ;)
Marvin “So I was taking a nap when I heard this sonic boom followed by a crashing sound”… “I then went out for a look and saw this six wheeled buggy thing looking at me”… “I got closer to it I could see some writing on it, I think it’s pronounced JiPpLe”… “I missed my nap and this thing just stares at me, beeps and now it’s making me very angry”… >:(
Hahahahaha well played sir, well played! :)
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Hehe...
Or this one...
So you give gold medals for falling into a pool, but I stick a 100,000,000 mile landing and get jack-squat? Thanks, humanity.
https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover ;D
He's great :)
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Starting to lean towards the science and away from the engineering now.
Will be interesting how the interest holds up.
Most of these robotic probe threads get the occasional bump from racshot and not much other action.
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Curiosity's middle name might be Patience, as it will take time to get everything checked out, including before they are ready to drill
Curiosity was watching the presser:
I don't care those JPL nerds say, my middle name isn't PATIENCE, it's DANGER… obvs!
https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover/status/232623521971466240
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGMDXy-Y1I
Landing video.
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Starting to lean towards the science and away from the engineering now.
Will be interesting how the interest holds up.
Most of these robotic probe threads get the occasional bump from racshot and not much other action.
As things settle down into routine, I usually find myself focusing on the mission website instead of NSF. While everything is dynamic, it's hard to beat NSF as a aggregator for the best information, and even when it becomes routine, this forum is still the place to discuss what's going on.
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That landing video is amazing. This whole thing is amazing! Well done to all involved!
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Sorry if it's been posted before (I searched but did not find), but Google Earth (Mars view) has been updated with Curiosity's location already.
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Curiosity's middle name might be Patience, as it will take time to get everything checked out, including before they are ready to drill
Curiosity was watching the presser:
I don't care those JPL nerds say, my middle name isn't PATIENCE, it's DANGER… obvs!
https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover/status/232623521971466240
https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover/status/232616683162984449
Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
.@b97: Is Mississippi red mud is the same as the red dirt on Mars? // They're both red for the same reason -- oxidized iron.
SarcasticRover SarcasticRover @SarcasticRover
@neiltyson WRONG, NEIL! Mars dirt is red because of all the blood spilt during the Martian Civil Wars! Where did you learn to be science?
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One of the first things I read about the Curiosity rover was that it was about the size of a Mini Cooper.. We can now land a Mini Cooper on Mars. If I had $2.5 billion and cancer, that is definitely how I would like to go.. :D
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Guess it would be more comfortable than the Gemini VW bug front seat, but cooped up for 9 months in the front seat?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGMDXy-Y1I
Landing video.
All I keep saying to myself is: "Wow!"
Just wow...
-Rush
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Wait for 1600x1200 video... ;-)
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Guess it would be more comfortable than the Gemini VW bug front seat, but cooped up for 9 months in the front seat?
Haha.. that made a lot more sense when I realized "Gemini" was a model of VW.. I know the American program was rushing to catch up at the time, but still..
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Some pretty good talkshow moments about the landing
http://www.politico.com/multimedia/video/2012/08/politico-playback-8-7-12.html
"NASA scientists named it seven minutes of terror - after a woman tried to talk to them in a hallway"
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The crime scene shots are phenomenal.
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Hmmm... Foxnews is tracking down who the guy with the Mohawk was.
Yep, the only reason the paparazzi are not all over MSL is because Mr. Musk has not sold them a ticket yet!
btw: Definately offtopic for the update threads, but MSL related
Bobak Ferdowsi,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/nasas-mohawk-guy-5-reasons-the-internet-is-obsessed-with-him/2012/08/06/960f62da-dff5-11e1-a421-8bf0f0e5aa11_blog.html
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/06/13147686-nasas-mohawk-guy-marvels-at-newfound-fame-and-mars-mission
http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/06/meet-mohawk-guy-star-of-the-mars-landing/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/06/bobak_ferdowsi_adam_steltzner_nasa_s_mars_rover_curiosity_team_includes_a_mohawk_guy_.html
Still digging for the tmz link ;)
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Just a funny picture I've found)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/405427_499984583348415_133277750_n.jpg
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:D
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Just a funny picture I've found
Sheesh, are people nowadays too lazy to even make new photoshops? That's a good one, but it was around when Spirit landed in 2004.
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Just a funny picture I've found
Sheesh, are people nowadays too lazy to even make new photoshops? That's a good one, but it was around when Spirit landed in 2004.
More here, no idea how new or not these ones are.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2184966/Mars-Curiosity-Internet-pranksters-set-work-viral-pictures-help-Photoshop.html
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More here, no idea how new or not these ones are.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2184966/Mars-Curiosity-Internet-pranksters-set-work-viral-pictures-help-Photoshop.html
Those are good. I like the H. R. Giger one best.
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:D
Now that is just hilarious :D
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Have they run out of things to download yet?
What sol will the first drive be on?
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I've been waiting for Transformers.
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http://www.cartoonaday.com/images/cartoons/2012/08/mars-landing-cartoon-598x427.jpg
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I remember, back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, the Seattle Science Center setting up a cylindrical room you walked in and closed the door to after Viking 1 took it's first panorama. You were in the middle of a 360º view of the Martian landscape. It was remarkable.
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(http://i46.tinypic.com/1499ted.jpg)
Annoying bystander hampers $2.5b search for life on Mars.
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Lol. That's a good one.
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This is a pretty good one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=voYsnECLduQ
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This is a pretty good one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=voYsnECLduQ
Good 'promo' video
I half expected to see an Autobot come up and grab it with a baseball mitt, or a baby alien in its crib grab for the rover as it descended on its skycrane and play with its 'new toy', or the ground open up just before landing and the planet swallow it whole. :)
Or at the end of the briefing a stage setup in some building (or out in the great outdoors) where they were filing all this on Earth.
(seriously, these were the things I thought would happen in that video!)
If I could animate I'd have a field day with this material! Hehe
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What happened to Orson Wells' Martians? Haven't seen hide nor eyeball of them!
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;)
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What happened to Orson Wells' Martians? Haven't seen hide nor eyeball of them!
We are the folks sending the flying saucers with the rock-vaporizing lasers this time. We are the Martians. ;)
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We are the folks sending the flying saucers with the rock-vaporizing lasers this time. We are the Martians. ;)
Yep! Ray Bradbury said as much back in the 1950s.
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Just looking at the latest pictures the definition is amazing.
Just looking at the different shapes of the rocks wondering how many billions years it took for them to be worn down like that.
Going to be awesome when looking at something that isn't just dusty ground and a hazy crater rim.
This landing site doesn't look to be as exciting as the one Opportunity hit but this is a different mission with different objectives.
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I think there's enough content on this new section to keep it all intact.
So instead of merging it all into the robotic section, I'll make it a subsection and move it down in a few days or so.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZAvdHqym_I
:)
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Nice one Robotbeat! Rock on!
I'm personally hoping for more stereoscopic 3-D images from Curiosity considering the advanced imaging capabilities it carries.
(Yeah, yeah. 3-D sucks. It's a gimmick. Blah, blah. Not interested.)
I've spent many happy times completely absorbed by some of the images from Spirit and Opportunity, especially the panoramas.
A couple of glasses of wine, some good tunes playing and sitting back for a moment and allowing my brain to finish being fooled by the 3-D rendering of a particularly good image adds a new dimension of appreciation for me. YMMV
NASA and JPL sites also have libraries of other really well-done 3-D composites from various other missions, such as Cassini-Huygens, and some of them are quite stunning.
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SNIP
Okay, a shirtless German guy singing. Kinda... icky...
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SNIP
Okay, a shirtless German guy singing. Kinda... icky...
Oh wow...The guy has guts and his heart is in the right place but next time my wife calls me a dork I'm gonna make her watch this. ;D
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From the images thread I get the impression that Curiosity's main activity is spinning donuts and taking potshots at passing rocks. Im just glad we haven't come across any letterboxes yet. 8)
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From the images thread I get the impression that Curiosity's main activity is spinning donuts and taking potshots at passing rocks. Im just glad we haven't come across any letterboxes yet. 8)
I was wondering what the baseball bat was for ;)
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Those aren't potshots.
Curiosity is precise.
She's leaving her mark. A real pioneer.
10000 shots? It's like Starship Troopers at Gale Crater :D
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....even better...the xenoarchaeology department...:)
Or more better: xenobiology department.
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It the data is at places such as the Geo Departments across the country and scientists such as Tyson are dancing in the halls, I have believe that the data will be leaked out shortly...
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...
A day or two at the most.... ;)
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If I were them, I'd FedEx paper copies to the reviewers, printed on something like this: http://www.protectedpaper.com
It's not full-proof of course, but this is a game of delay-the-leak, and they only need two weeks...
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If I were them, I'd FedEx paper copies to the reviewers, printed on something like this: http://www.protectedpaper.com
It's not full-proof of course, but this is a game of delay-the-leak, and they only need two weeks...
"Full-proof" instead of "fool-proof"? AutoCorrupt strikes again! ;D
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Since Robert insisted we take the speculation on the announcement to the Party thread ( http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29633.msg981817#msg981817 )
Let's break out the Gin and Tonic! Though when I mentioned the Party my wife's first reaction was let's have Water instead!
That would make sense, now if it was carbonated, and maybe had a little ethanol added...
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OK, here is the big news…
Life On Mars… Prairie Dog?
http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2012/10/life-on-mars-prairie-dog-2486006.html
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OK, here is the big news…
Life On Mars… Prairie Dog?
http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2012/10/life-on-mars-prairie-dog-2486006.html
Oh that's an easy catch. One good shot from Curiosity's laser, and dinner's served! Just in time for Thanksgiving too! LOL
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Well, if it was a martian mouse, I so could see one having already built a nest inside of SAM.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bIy6w_iubSs
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Hello,
I am looking for links, reports, PDF documents that describe the technical feasibility of the Sky Crane design.
Did JPL/the Advanced Projects Design Team determine a probability of success for the mission? If so, on what basis?
Is the project approval of the concept available for review?
Thank You!
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Hello,
I am looking for links, reports, PDF documents that describe the technical feasibility of the Sky Crane design.
Did JPL/the Advanced Projects Design Team determine a probability of success for the mission? If so, on what basis?
Is the project approval of the concept available for review?
Thank You!
You should probably try posting your question over in the Q/A thread, a lot of people won't be following this party thread.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8183.0 (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8183.0)
A narrative account of the skycrane selection:
http://youtu.be/SN0y10Nx6rs?t=9m48s (http://youtu.be/SN0y10Nx6rs?t=9m48s)
Also look on NTRS: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp (http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp)
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I didn't want to clutter the update threads so I put this here.
I have seen some pictures of Curiosity's wheels that I have not seen here. They look somewhat damaged already. I hope this is not reason for concern.
(http://www.raumfahrer.net/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/up027761.jpg)
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I think we just learned, rocks are sharp ;)
I would bet it is a kinda expected result since they used metal and not rubber tires.
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It's not like they've never tested the wheels before sending them to Mars. This isn't unexpected. So no worries.
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I didn't want to clutter the update threads so I put this here.
I have seen some pictures of Curiosity's wheels that I have not seen here. They look somewhat damaged already. I hope this is not reason for concern.
I have seen the test rovers at JPL, and their wheels are just like that, it's supposed to happen.
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I didn't want to clutter the update threads so I put this here.
I have seen some pictures of Curiosity's wheels that I have not seen here. They look somewhat damaged already. I hope this is not reason for concern.
I have seen the test rovers at JPL, and their wheels are just like that, it's supposed to happen.
That's good to hear, thanks.
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I was in Munich last week and saw this. It's a display by Siemens who supplied software used to construct Curiosity.
But I'd rather like to think that NASA's looking for intelligent life in Munich, or that Curiosity would like to have a Mass of good bavarian beer. :D (For anyone wanting to see it, look in front of the Feldherrnhalle. Dunno if it's still there.)
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Some are dragging the update thread off topic so I thought I'd respond here.
Gale Crater was selected for MSL because the objective of the mission is to search for past habitability by observing the layers of Mt Sharp.
I'd be surprised if future rovers have the same objective and same landing site myself. It would be a waste.
Mars is huge.
Go onto google Earth and click the little planet button at the top and select Mars. Have a look around if you haven't already. We've come a long way from blurry canals. 8)
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New drinking game, every time someone complains about dents, pits, tears in the rovers wheel take a drink!
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98 dents and bumps on the wheel, 98 dents and bumps.
Drive around and hit the ground, 99 dents and bumps on the wheel.
99 dents and bumps on the wheel...
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Today's the day they send commands back to Curiosity after the conjunction. Now we'll see new images again. Party on!
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Today's the day they send commands back to Curiosity after the conjunction. Now we'll see new images again. Party on!
Can't imagine how bummed out Ive been without daily updates from Curiosity...it will be a welcome return
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Apparently MSL was carrying animals to Mars!:D
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2332516/Sharp-eyed-blogger-excitable-imagination-claims-spotted-LIZARD-Mars.html
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One year ago today.....
- we didn't know if Gale Crater was habitable in ancient times
- we didn't have direct evidence of a flowing river (of water!)
- we didn't have awesome pictures of Mt. Sharp and the Gale Crater walls
- we didn't have on site weather or radiation measurements
One year ago today.....
- I was at the University of Utah, as they were hosting a landing viewing party for the public. I was nervously excited as I sat down, with many others, in a lecture hall where a big screen with live NASA TV had been set up. And I nervously waited...and then word of success and the first pictures!
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On a more humourous side...
"Barbie Introduces the 2013 “Career of the Year,” Mars Explorer Barbie®"
Aug 05, 2013
Girls of Today Can Be the Mars Explorers of Tomorrow.
The Barbie® brand has empowered girls to dream big and explore a world without limits. This year, Barbie® is embarking on a mission that is out of this world with the Career of the Year Mars Explorer Barbie® doll.
In collaboration with NASA, Mars Explorer Barbie® doll launches the first “one-doll” mission to Mars. Ready to add her signature pink splash to the “red planet,” Barbie® doll is outfitted in a stylish space suit with pink reflective accents, helmet, space pack and signature pink space boots.
The 2013 “Career of the Year,” Mars Explorer Barbie® doll enters the stratosphere just in time to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Mars Rover Curiosity landing on August 6, 2013. Adding to her resume of more than 130 careers, Mars Explorer Barbie® doll inspires girls to be adventurous and to always reach for the stars!
SRP: $12.99 | Age: 3+ | Available Now
http://www.barbiemedia.com/news/detail/86.html
and some fallout:
Is Barbie's Mars Explorer doll out of this world?
Jonathan Ore Posted: August 7, 2013 6:27 PM Last Updated: August 7, 2013 6:53 PM
"In collaboration with NASA, Mattel is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Curiosity space probe's landing on Mars with the Mars Explorer Barbie doll."
"For some readers, a few pink accents to grab the attention of little girls appears worth it, especially since the packaging includes information about several women space explorers and was a collaborative effort with NASA itself."
read more here:
http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/08/is-barbies-mars-explorer-doll-out-of-this-world.html
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Gem from the Sarcastic Rover twitter feed ( https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover )
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Good luck burning coal in CO2.
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Good luck burning coal in CO2.
Indeed. Maybe a chunk of Magnesium!
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While the party thread posts have been a little thin, it looks like the rover's are still partying it up on Mars:
https://twitter.com/darylholland/status/452962151649402880/photo/1
New Mars Curiosity Rover pic annotated. @BadAstronomer @MarsCuriosity @elakdawalla pic.twitter.com/3sBDNM559D