MSL development & assembly, Until it's shipped to the Cape |
MSL development & assembly, Until it's shipped to the Cape |
 Mar 29 2010, 08:11 PM
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In case you missed it there's 9 minutes on MSL (actual hardware visible) + 5 minutes with Dr Elachi on "This week in Space" there: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
14 minutes out of 23 regarding Unmanned, not bad. -------------------- |
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May 21 2010, 01:12 AM
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Looks like NASA is planning to launch MSL between Nov. 25 and Dec. 18, 2011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?rele...elease_2010-171 -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
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Jun 2 2010, 07:32 AM
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High Gain Antenna for the Curiosity rover is en route to JPL
http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=525858649 -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
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climber MSL development & assembly Mar 29 2010, 08:11 PM
punkboi NASA Dryden Hosts Radar Tests for Next Mars Landin... Jun 12 2010, 01:33 AM climber Very nice topic actually. BTW, do we know the dead... Jun 12 2010, 07:44 AM punkboi Spacecraft are usually sent to the Cape 3 months b... Jun 12 2010, 06:11 PM ElkGroveDan If they want a really robust test location to simu... Jun 12 2010, 07:14 PM
StevenLee QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jun 12 2010, 12:14 P... Jun 19 2010, 04:14 AM ElkGroveDan Great to have you aboard Steven. I tried to stop ... Jun 19 2010, 04:30 AM nprev Do we know the means by which MSL will be sent to ... Jun 12 2010, 11:51 PM djellison Oh - I don't think they've overlanded a sp... Jun 13 2010, 12:05 AM nprev For some reason, I thought that the MERs went over... Jun 13 2010, 12:12 AM stevesliva QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 12 2010, 08:12 PM) (I ... Jun 13 2010, 01:35 AM centsworth_II QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 12 2010, 07:12 PM) For... Jun 13 2010, 02:59 AM Enceladus75 Wasn't Galileo transported back and forth from... Jun 13 2010, 01:52 AM nprev I think Galileo actually went back & forth bet... Jun 13 2010, 02:39 AM nprev Probably. Time to reread that anyhow; thanks for t... Jun 13 2010, 04:26 AM MahFL What is the actual size of the HGAS ? Jun 14 2010, 01:53 PM djellison HGAS? Jun 14 2010, 03:18 PM PDP8E High Gain Antenna System????????? (thats all I hav... Jun 14 2010, 04:50 PM djellison For those wanting the soft squishy counterpart to ... Jun 19 2010, 05:57 AM Sunspot MSL with wheels attached
http://www.aviationweek.... Jun 30 2010, 09:48 PM James Sorenson It looks so mean, and ready to take on anything th... Jul 1 2010, 01:15 AM MahFL "Weighing almost a ton, the nuclear-isotope-p... Jul 1 2010, 01:04 PM charborob QUOTE (James Sorenson @ Jun 30 2010, 08:1... Jul 1 2010, 06:23 PM James Sorenson QUOTE (charborob @ Jul 1 2010, 11:23 AM) ... Jul 2 2010, 12:04 AM helvick Doug commented on this some time ago - MSL should... Jul 2 2010, 12:20 AM MahFL I doubt there can ever be a wheeled vehicle that c... Jul 2 2010, 11:46 AM helvick That's very true but MSL has the benefit of th... Jul 2 2010, 06:31 PM tharrison QUOTE (MahFL @ Jul 2 2010, 03:46 AM) I do... Jul 2 2010, 06:36 PM MahFL QUOTE (tharrison @ Jul 2 2010, 06:36 PM) ... Jul 6 2010, 02:46 PM sgendreau QUOTE (tharrison @ Jul 2 2010, 11:36 AM) ... Jul 9 2010, 05:29 PM punkboi QUOTE (sgendreau @ Jul 9 2010, 09:29 AM) ... Jul 9 2010, 07:10 PM punkboi The wheels were installed onto Curiosity on June 2... Jul 1 2010, 08:20 PM BrianL Would you ask Scott Maxwell for a reference every ... Jul 8 2010, 10:38 PM elakdawalla If you read Scott Maxwell's blog, you'll g... Jul 9 2010, 07:32 PM djellison Worth noting in the case of spirit - Scientists ha... Jul 9 2010, 08:19 PM nprev One other thing worth noting: This is no-kidding e... Jul 10 2010, 12:55 AM Mirek MSL spins its wheels for the first time (July 9th ... Jul 13 2010, 08:28 PM nprev Awesome. She's looking like a no-kidding rover... Jul 14 2010, 12:21 AM ElkGroveDan I was under the impression that like the MERs, the... Jul 14 2010, 01:24 AM toddbronco2 QUOTE (nprev @ Jul 13 2010, 05:21 PM) Awe... Jul 14 2010, 03:22 PM charborob Unnecessary quote removed Admin
Translation: ... Jul 14 2010, 04:03 PM sgendreau QUOTE (toddbronco2 @ Jul 14 2010, 07:22 A... Jul 14 2010, 11:27 PM nprev Sounds logical. I'm kind of surprised at the s... Jul 14 2010, 01:44 AM Pavel I guess martian rocks would eventually get stuck i... Jul 14 2010, 02:10 AM djellison That's quite a giggle for those that remember ... Jul 14 2010, 04:19 PM nprev LOVE it!!! Jul 14 2010, 11:57 PM punkboi MSL now has her Remote Sensing Mast Jul 16 2010, 05:20 AM James Sorenson Can't wait till we get higher res pics of the ... Jul 18 2010, 04:06 AM punkboi http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?rele...eleas... Jul 20 2010, 06:10 AM ustrax QUOTE (punkboi @ Jul 20 2010, 07:10 AM) I... Jul 20 2010, 09:56 AM climber Weeks or months to get the full resolution video. ... Jul 20 2010, 08:57 AM djellison QUOTE (climber)I can't wait for Dan Maas anima... Jul 20 2010, 01:36 PM punkboi Looking forward to the new MSL video. Dan Maas... Jul 21 2010, 07:01 PM djellison http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl
Tune in tomorrow fr... Jul 23 2010, 04:06 AM toddbronco2 THe video streaming today is occurring because the... Jul 23 2010, 03:01 PM djellison Live a bit early - http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl
... Jul 23 2010, 05:22 PM punkboi Another pic of MSL with its new "neck and hea... Jul 23 2010, 07:28 PM punkboi Curiosity Rover Grows by Leaps and Bounds
The ful... Jul 23 2010, 09:38 PM sgendreau Wow...it works!
(watching http://www.ustream.... Jul 23 2010, 10:12 PM nprev All good till she tried to turn-in-place; no-go. ... Jul 23 2010, 11:10 PM Ant103 Anyway, that was a very nice live coverage of this... Jul 23 2010, 11:15 PM punkboi Props to Emily for capturing Curiosity's baby ... Jul 24 2010, 12:56 AM Stu http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2010/07/2...irst-... Jul 24 2010, 12:37 PM AndyG ^ Nice piece, Stu.
Dumb question I can't find... Jul 24 2010, 03:03 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (AndyG @ Jul 24 2010, 07:03 AM) is ... Jul 24 2010, 03:39 PM djellison QUOTE (AndyG @ Jul 24 2010, 08:03 AM) Dum... Jul 24 2010, 04:12 PM nprev QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 24 2010, 08:12 AM)... Jul 25 2010, 12:46 AM djellison Well - Cassini did it, NH did it, MSL will do it -... Jul 25 2010, 01:15 AM nprev Yeah, that would meet the definition. Never kne... Jul 25 2010, 03:28 AM punkboi QUOTE (nprev @ Jul 24 2010, 08:28 PM) Yea... Jul 25 2010, 04:22 AM brellis Just to consider that they've kept all that st... Jul 25 2010, 03:50 AM monty python I would think an RTG would release quite a bit of ... Jul 25 2010, 06:18 AM Mirek Funny video of one of the engineers doing Robot Da... Jul 25 2010, 07:38 AM punkboi QUOTE (Mirek @ Jul 24 2010, 11:38 PM) Fun... Jul 25 2010, 07:55 AM Stu QUOTE (Mirek @ Jul 25 2010, 08:38 AM) P.S... Jul 25 2010, 09:40 AM Drkskywxlt Just attended a talk by Sylvestre Maurice, deputy ... Jul 28 2010, 06:26 PM MahFL QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Jul 28 2010, 07:26 PM... Jul 29 2010, 02:08 PM Stu Some memories of a fun evening watching Ustream wi... Jul 28 2010, 08:57 PM Drkskywxlt Yeah, that kind of blew me away as well. I looked... Jul 29 2010, 02:53 PM ugordan QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Jul 29 2010, 04:53 PM... Jul 29 2010, 03:08 PM djellison QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Jul 29 2010, 07:53 AM... Jul 29 2010, 04:18 PM Drkskywxlt No doubt the other systems are complex too...just ... Jul 29 2010, 04:27 PM ugordan So how does severe cold play into the usage freque... Jul 29 2010, 04:32 PM Drkskywxlt He didn't go into specifics. He said the cold... Jul 29 2010, 04:39 PM djellison So you think they're using it too quickly? W... Jul 29 2010, 09:09 PM Drkskywxlt I admire their confidence. I hope it's warran... Jul 29 2010, 11:17 PM ugordan QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Jul 30 2010, 01:17 AM... Jul 29 2010, 11:42 PM Drkskywxlt QUOTE (ugordan @ Jul 29 2010, 06:42 PM) T... Jul 30 2010, 12:21 AM djellison QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Jul 29 2010, 05:21 PM... Jul 30 2010, 12:25 AM Drkskywxlt QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 29 2010, 08:25 PM)... Jul 30 2010, 12:43 AM hendric Did they mention how they're going to handle d... Jul 31 2010, 02:05 AM Syrinx Jen Blank presented information about ChemCam at S... Aug 1 2010, 10:30 PM Mirek Curiosity's Robotic Arm attached:
Video: link Aug 21 2010, 12:38 AM nprev Glad to see her coming together so well!
L... Aug 21 2010, 01:05 AM Juramike Some really beautiful pictures of MSL cruise stage... Sep 3 2010, 04:36 PM punkboi NASA's Next Mars Rover Rolls Over Ramps
http:... Sep 14 2010, 05:31 AM climber Thanks + I see there'll be a "A public le... Sep 14 2010, 09:23 PM djellison I'm going to go to the PCC one on the Friday. Sep 14 2010, 10:00 PM |
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