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#500
by
Alpha_Centauri
on 06 Aug, 2012 08:09
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No front hazcam?
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#501
by
racshot65
on 06 Aug, 2012 08:11
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No front hazcam?
Doesn't look like it, nominal pass was only the rear haz cam. Needed a good one for the front as well.
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#502
by
spectre9
on 06 Aug, 2012 08:11
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Simply awesome that everything has gone well so far.
The wait for the mission to start is going to be torture.
How long till a drive is planned?
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#503
by
Alpha_Centauri
on 06 Aug, 2012 08:15
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Doesn't look like it, nominal pass was only the rear haz cam. Needed a good one for the front as well.
Ah ok, just seemed from the commentary they were expecting one from the pass. Probably a little confusion there.
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#504
by
HappyMartian
on 06 Aug, 2012 08:35
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NASA TV is doing a replay of the after landing Media Briefing.
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#505
by
Artyom.
on 06 Aug, 2012 08:38
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#506
by
HOTTOL
on 06 Aug, 2012 08:47
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#507
by
John44
on 06 Aug, 2012 08:50
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#508
by
ugordan
on 06 Aug, 2012 09:13
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Per UMSF.com, it appears that MRO has succeeded in capturing an image of MSL on the way down!
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#509
by
racshot65
on 06 Aug, 2012 09:14
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Per UMSF.com, it appears that MRO has succeeded in capturing an image of MSL on the way down!
Awesome
Any idea when we can expect to see it ?
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#510
by
TheFallen
on 06 Aug, 2012 09:14
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Well done EDL! Oppy is joined by a younger sister
A younger but MUCH BIGGER sister...
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#511
by
ugordan
on 06 Aug, 2012 09:15
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Awesome Any idea when we can expect to see it ?
Unsure, but I'd guess not for at least several more hours.
EDIT: It might be released at the 09:00 PT briefing so that's about 7 hours from now.
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#512
by
Alpha_Centauri
on 06 Aug, 2012 09:36
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Yeah they tweeted it'd be at the 9 am briefing.
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#513
by
Mike_1179
on 06 Aug, 2012 10:07
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I still cannot believe it worked, flawlessly to boot.
It looks like they can't either.
I wouldn't attribute their excitement over successfully landing to surprise because it was complicated (complicated to us). Much of that could be simply relief that the risky part is over after YEARS of work. These folks have been working on this night for the better part of a few years. Unlike other fields, you have a hard deadline to meet for things like this so the hours can be extreme. When that is finished, there is a huge relief.
Awesome job to all those involved - made it look easy
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#514
by
Crispy
on 06 Aug, 2012 10:31
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Per UMSF.com, it appears that MRO has succeeded in capturing an image of MSL on the way down!
Does anybody know what sort of angle/range the photo was taken at? Can we expect a similar or better photo compared to the Phoenix descent?
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#515
by
plank
on 06 Aug, 2012 10:41
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Sorry for being late, but could anybody link me to info about the rover I'm particularly interested about how it is being powered.
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#516
by
seawolfe
on 06 Aug, 2012 10:42
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High fives to the Mars EDL team....now they're out of a job!
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#517
by
wolfpack
on 06 Aug, 2012 10:53
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Job well done, folks!
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#518
by
Carreidas 160
on 06 Aug, 2012 11:14
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Sorry for being late, but could anybody link me to info about the rover I'm particularly interested about how it is being powered.
It is nuclear powered. The power plant on the back side of the rover provides both heat (to keep warm in the cold Martian atmosphere) and electricity.
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#519
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 06 Aug, 2012 11:16
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Any idea when we can expect to see it ?
