ross549 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html This was no small feat. My hat is off to the scientists and engineers who made this happen! Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/interactives/edlcuriosity/index-2.html An interactive animation of the descent and landing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frapper Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 $2.5 billion + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 According to another site, less than what is being spent on the presidential races this year. Yes, it is expensive, but so was the race to the moon in the sixties. We have enjoyed technical advances as a result of the space programs. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 YAY! Go, Curiosity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I had the chance to watch it live (minus 14 minutes). Very impressive. Some of the best engineers in the world achieve the impossible, again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 So cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Here's a picture the Odyssey orbiter caught as it came in. And a little video made from ~300 stills taken by Curiosity during the descent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Did NASA's Curiosity Mars rover spot a flying saucer? (+video) - CSMonitor It sure did, but this was no UFO. The rover snapped a photo of its own heat shield after it separated from the descent module. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm curious- are there really martians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Hmmm, good question. And if there weren't before the rovers, are all martians now robots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 I'm curious- are there really martians? We'll never know because NASA will cover it up. In any case, Curiosity has some pretty cool instrumentation onboard. However, it has only an 8 kbps transmission capability to send stuff back to earth. You would think we could have gotten a faster connection... Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrat Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I'm curious- are there really martians? Probably not, but millions of cats on Earth will now feel a lot safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 However, it has only an 8 kbps transmission capability to send stuff back to earth. You would think we could have gotten a faster connection... It's all about payload. A faster connection would require a more powerful transmitter, larger battery storage, larger solar collectors. Therefore, a lot less investigative equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 That rover really isn't on Mars. C'mon! Everyone knows they're filming that out in Baja, CA somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Actually there is some video footage on youtube when they took Curiosity to Death Valley for testing: Interview with lead Mars Curiosity rover driver Matt Heverly Matt Heverly during testing of rover double "Scarecrow" in the desert near Death Valley. Source: Daily Mail UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=484R2TQGLAQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 AHA! I knew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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