Phoenix - End of Mission |
Phoenix - End of Mission |
Nov 10 2008, 08:05 PM
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Martian Photographer Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 3-March 05 Member No.: 183 |
NASA Teleconference Today about Status of Phoenix Mars Lander
WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EST today, Monday, Nov. 10, to discuss the status of the Phoenix Mars Lander. Phoenix has been operating on the Red Planet for more than five months. Participants will be: -- Barry Goldstein, Phoenix project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. -- Peter Smith, Phoenix principal investigator at the University of Arizona in Tucson -- Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio. |
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Nov 11 2008, 04:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
Phoenix .. We love you and shall miss you deeply
You have provided a thrilling science ride from beginning to end ... discovering ice sheets beneath and swirling ice clouds above. RIP ken |
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Nov 11 2008, 04:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Great shared souvenirs from landing with you all.
Waiting for papers realease Waiting to see her from HiRise. Altogether, it's a -------------------- |
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Nov 11 2008, 04:42 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 21-September 07 Member No.: 3910 |
Extended mission, and it still seems all too short ... goodbye Phoenix... Although very, very slim, the possibility is not zero that Phoenix may awaken a bit more than a year from now, depending on the extent of damage due to ice accumulation on the solar panels and the extreme cold on the circuitry. |
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Nov 11 2008, 04:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
I will never, ever forget this image. It made me proud to be a part of the same species as the guys who pulled this off. What a triumph of human achievement.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Nov 11 2008, 05:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
It made me proud to be a part of the same species as the guys who pulled this off. Thank you, Dan. That summed up *perfectly* a lot of what I've been feeling about this mission. I know I still get goosebumps thinking about that image. -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Nov 11 2008, 05:20 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Nov 11 2008, 07:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
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Nov 11 2008, 07:46 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Good to know, but if you listen carefully I think you can hear not just the fading echoes of the fat lady's song, but the stage lights being turned off, the seats being flipped back up and the doors locked too...
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Nov 11 2008, 08:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Forest of Dean Member No.: 617 |
let's never forget the excitement of landing day here on UMSF As well as the memories I still have the chat logs, and the champagne cork The sense of a community coming together with the mission team, Doug's webcast with Sir Patrick Moore, Emily's live u-streams, Peter Smith and Barry Goldstein's expressions... an absolutely magical night. -------------------- --
Viva software libre! |
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Nov 11 2008, 08:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 21-December 07 From: Clatskanie, Oregon Member No.: 3988 |
Thanks for clarifying that Emily.
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Nov 11 2008, 09:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 21-January 07 From: Wigan, England Member No.: 1638 |
Quite appropriate, and there's even a nod to TEGA in the lyrics: "Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew, when I bit off more than I could chew." Doing science for 149 out of 152 Sols is an impressive record to be sure. Phoenix will be in my thoughts, although being someone who doesn't tolerate cold very well, the encasement in ice is not something I want to dwell on too much. |
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Nov 11 2008, 11:16 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 6-August 08 From: Augusta, Maine Member No.: 4305 |
Thanks to all of the brilliant minds on this blog who have been so supportive of the entire mission.
This was the one place to go to get intelligent discussion, not a place where people pi$$ed and moaned about the information coming out of the mission. You were read regularly and frequently by the team. It was a great ride. I'll never have a better job than the one I had on Phoenix. Adios, space friends! |
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Nov 11 2008, 11:40 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Thanks Cony, I think I can speak for a lot of people here when I say that means a lot to us...
But hey, we're not done with Phoenix yet! We'll all be here picking through and discussing the science results as they're released, and no doubt producing and creating new and beautiful images as we patiently go through the old raws again, looking for stuff we missed the first time. So don't go away, ok? And to any of the Phoenix team who have read or are reading this, two words: THANK YOU! -------------------- |
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Nov 11 2008, 11:41 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
The fun starts in a months time when the data hits the PDS
Between now and then, we have the wrap party Doug |
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Nov 11 2008, 11:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
Sad but inevitable. Oh well. Phoenix had a better innings than MPF, and now she's part of Mars history.
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