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#360
by
Artyom.
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:03
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#361
by
Lee Jay
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:03
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Does anyone have the miss distance that PAO stepped on?
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#362
by
jcm
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:04
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1014:39 PDT is 0514:39 UTC - that must be SCET not ERT, but is about 3 min earlier
than per the previously expected timeline. Did anyone get an accurate time for entry
interface when it happened?
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#363
by
Fred
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:04
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#364
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simonbp
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:04
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~2.5 km
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#365
by
Kaputnik
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:04
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1.4 kg of fuel left onboard
I heard it as 140.6 kg
It was 1.4Kg, can't be 140Kg- too much.
Jim
Yeah, I figured that number was too high. They must have mis-reported it.
I'm sure I heard 140.6kg. Remember the descent stage started out with 390kg propellant aboard so seems a good number to me, given a smooth descent without complications.
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#366
by
Chris Bergin
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:04
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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!)
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#367
by
Patchouli
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:05
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I watched the whole thing on NASA TV.
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#368
by
Eric Hedman
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:06
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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!)
Good night Chris.
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#369
by
Silmfeanor
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:06
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This event was better than any cargo spacecraft visiting a LEO space station. ;-)
It was awesome
Can't wait for more in the coming days
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#370
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JimO
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:06
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That 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,
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#371
by
iamlucky13
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:06
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Does 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.
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#372
by
Wyvern
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:07
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Congratulations to NASA for landing Curiosity now let's see what this puppy can do!
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#373
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Lee Jay
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:08
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Does 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.
I think it was like 20kmx6.5km. Sounds like they may have nailed 1 sigma.
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#374
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Kaputnik
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:08
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Does 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.
7km wide
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#375
by
Space Pete
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:09
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This event was better than any cargo spacecraft visiting a LEO space station. ;-)
who would disagree?
Umm, me, for one.
Speaking purely personally, I was at about the same level of excitement for the SpaceX flight as I was for the MSL EDL. But I agree that significance wise, MSL wins hands down.
Way to go JPL. I still can't believe it actually worked! What a great day it is.
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#376
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marshallsplace
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:10
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Just wanting to add my congratulations to the Nasa and JPL teams and eveyone here for the great reporting. This is an amazing achievement. Go Curiosity Go!
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#377
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simonbp
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:11
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Does 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.
Roughly 2 km. And the ellipse was almost due east-west, so they are either 2 km west or east of the target point. Either way, MSL is right in between the walls and central peak of Gale Crater.
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#378
by
Stardust9906
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:11
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#379
by
iamlucky13
on 06 Aug, 2012 06:11
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That 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,
No word on that yet, and I might have heard it wrong, but I think there was a call out shortly before backshell separation estimating the cruise balance weights would hit 1.5 km or so downrange from the rover. I think that means about 90 degrees off from the planned direction of travel, but I'm half guessing there.
It's been reported previously that they will not examine the descent stage up close due to risk of contaminating SAM with hydrazine vapors.
