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post Nov 26 2011, 03:50 PM
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Okay, we're off and running! Please post all comments relating to MSL's transit to Mars here.


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post Mar 27 2012, 05:45 AM
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TCM #2 complete...

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-088

Halfway there on April 1st!
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post Mar 27 2012, 10:06 AM
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I like the way they are a slightly cautious, saying if the landing is sucesssfull, etc.
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post Mar 27 2012, 06:06 PM
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QUOTE (MahFL @ Mar 27 2012, 02:06 AM) *
I like the way they are a slightly cautious, saying if the landing is sucesssfull, etc.

Of course it will be successful. I've run the simulation created by Doug and his team over and over again. I can report that it results in a successful landing every single time.


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QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 27 2012, 07:06 PM) *
Of course it will be successful. I've run the simulation created by Doug and his team over and over again. I can report that it results in a successful landing every single time.


Wow, good, now the team doesn't have to be nervous on landing day.


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QUOTE (tedstryk @ Mar 27 2012, 09:08 PM) *
Wow, good, now the team doesn't have to be nervous on landing day.

Doug and team will have to... laugh.gif


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- nprev   MSL Cruise Phase   Nov 26 2011, 03:50 PM
- - stevesliva   I found this article interesting: http://spaceflig...   Mar 13 2012, 02:46 AM
- - DLM   Forgive me if this has already been answered, but ...   Mar 19 2012, 02:04 AM
- - Astro0   A quick search of the Forum revealed this http://w...   Mar 19 2012, 11:46 AM
- - Explorer1   TCM #2 complete... http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/n...   Mar 27 2012, 05:45 AM
|- - MahFL   I like the way they are a slightly cautious, sayin...   Mar 27 2012, 10:06 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (MahFL @ Mar 27 2012, 02:06 AM) I l...   Mar 27 2012, 06:06 PM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 27 2012, 07:06 P...   Mar 27 2012, 08:08 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Mar 27 2012, 09:08 PM) ...   Mar 27 2012, 08:57 PM
|- - MahFL   Talking of landing day, I took the Monday off from...   Mar 31 2012, 02:36 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (MahFL @ Mar 31 2012, 10:36 AM) ......   Mar 31 2012, 06:27 PM
- - charborob   I will be on vacation also during that crucial wee...   Mar 31 2012, 08:44 PM
|- - Paolo   QUOTE (charborob @ Mar 31 2012, 10:44 PM)...   Apr 2 2012, 12:56 PM
- - Oersted   As long as you eat peanuts at the appointed time t...   Mar 31 2012, 11:04 PM
- - Phil Stooke   I'll be in transit between a week in Tofino an...   Apr 2 2012, 06:49 PM
- - Hungry4info   Curiosity's Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) Acquires ...   May 4 2012, 10:29 PM
- - Oersted   I'm sure our image wizards can coax some more ...   May 5 2012, 12:08 AM
- - walfy   There doesn't seem to be any detail hidden in ...   May 10 2012, 04:44 AM
- - djellison   You can see some of the carbon figre textures to t...   May 10 2012, 04:39 PM
- - PDP8E   Here is my take on the 'forward mobility cable...   May 11 2012, 03:44 AM
- - djellison   I've looked at most of the publicly available ...   May 11 2012, 06:11 AM
- - PDP8E   Doug, Thanks for digging those images out ! A...   May 11 2012, 11:54 PM
- - atomoid   yes amazing.. and fun little 'easter eggs...   May 12 2012, 12:25 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (atomoid @ May 11 2012, 05:25 PM) ...   May 12 2012, 12:48 AM
|- - ustrax   t-minus 60 days. ...and counting.   Jun 6 2012, 04:40 PM
- - djellison   It's a 1909 penny. Had MSL launch in 2009 - it...   May 12 2012, 12:30 AM
- - fredk   NASA Hosts Teleconference About Rover En Route To ...   Jun 9 2012, 02:20 PM
- - djellison   Look out for some landing ellipse news.   Jun 9 2012, 02:47 PM
|- - RoverDriver   QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 9 2012, 07:47 AM) ...   Jun 9 2012, 03:53 PM
- - djellison   Monday - 9am Pacific.   Jun 10 2012, 12:17 AM
- - DEChengst   New landing elipse: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_p...   Jun 11 2012, 04:06 PM
|- - SteveM   QUOTE (DEChengst @ Jun 11 2012, 11:06 AM)...   Jun 12 2012, 03:00 AM
- - nprev   Do you have a link for this teflon problem, or was...   Jun 12 2012, 01:08 AM
|- - SFJCody   I guess this makes things a little more even in th...   Jun 12 2012, 02:10 AM
|- - Paolo   QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 12 2012, 03:08 AM) Do ...   Jun 12 2012, 08:17 AM
- - Phil Stooke   The teflon thing was in the telecon... I can't...   Jun 12 2012, 02:23 AM
- - Astro0   nprev and others... The teflon issue is mentioned ...   Jun 12 2012, 03:20 AM
- - brellis   What are the numbers on "chance of failure...   Jun 12 2012, 05:32 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 11 2012, 09:32 PM) I...   Jun 12 2012, 06:52 AM
- - brellis   "Why does it make you any more or less concer...   Jun 12 2012, 01:41 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 12 2012, 06:41 AM) i...   Jun 12 2012, 02:51 PM
|- - siravan   QUOTE I really want to understand why people think...   Jun 12 2012, 11:47 PM
- - brellis   Doug, thanks for the detailed reply. I'll dow...   Jun 12 2012, 03:15 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 12 2012, 08:15 AM) G...   Jun 12 2012, 08:48 PM
- - elakdawalla   During my research for my Sky & Tel article on...   Jun 12 2012, 03:41 PM
- - Tesheiner   QUOTE I really want to understand why people think...   Jun 12 2012, 03:44 PM
- - algorimancer   My only real concern with MSL's EDL is the dep...   Jun 12 2012, 04:43 PM
|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (algorimancer @ Jun 12 2012, 09:43 ...   Jun 12 2012, 05:06 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (algorimancer @ Jun 12 2012, 11:43 ...   Jun 13 2012, 12:14 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   I'm going to guess that because the MERs have ...   Jun 12 2012, 05:20 PM
- - Explorer1   We could easily extrapolate and say any moving par...   Jun 12 2012, 05:26 PM
- - elakdawalla   Amen, Explorer1! Let me add a general comment...   Jun 12 2012, 05:34 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   I think part of the unease with MSL EDL - especial...   Jun 12 2012, 09:58 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Jun 12 2012, 02:58 P...   Jun 13 2012, 12:24 AM
- - brellis   hi Emily algorimancer pinpoints my concern -- we...   Jun 12 2012, 10:20 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 12 2012, 05:20 PM) a...   Jun 13 2012, 12:05 AM
- - elakdawalla   I hope you will not be surprised to learn that tha...   Jun 12 2012, 11:02 PM
- - brellis   Emily, I am happy to tell you that I am not surpri...   Jun 12 2012, 11:39 PM
- - elakdawalla   I'll admit to having a brief "oh my god w...   Jun 13 2012, 12:37 AM
|- - MahFL   I love these insights to MSL. Sometimes we followe...   Jun 13 2012, 02:11 AM
- - climber   I think Doug wrote it, we know MER worked and we h...   Jun 13 2012, 09:55 AM
- - Oersted   My fear with regard to the landing would stem from...   Jun 14 2012, 12:30 AM
- - nprev   Yes, I believe that it's quite safe indeed to ...   Jun 14 2012, 03:01 AM
- - elakdawalla   John Grotzinger told me that at the outset the eng...   Jun 14 2012, 03:56 AM
|- - Oersted   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 14 2012, 05:56 A...   Jun 16 2012, 10:40 AM
|- - pospa   QUOTE (Oersted @ Jun 16 2012, 12:40 PM) D...   Jun 16 2012, 12:52 PM
- - djellison   The sky crane phase is also very brief, just a few...   Jun 14 2012, 05:01 AM
- - Stu   Bottom line: the guys behind this are almost super...   Jun 14 2012, 05:25 AM
- - pospa   For those who still doubt about skycrane system ro...   Jun 14 2012, 07:19 AM
- - djellison   Someone was asking about the actual mechanism that...   Jun 14 2012, 10:41 PM
- - elakdawalla   Oy. I was on the Google+ Space Hangout this mornin...   Jun 15 2012, 12:04 AM
|- - SFJCody   People were skeptical of airbags before Pathfinder...   Jun 15 2012, 02:01 AM
|- - Oersted   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 15 2012, 02:04 A...   Jun 16 2012, 10:43 AM
- - Oersted   Thanks!   Jun 16 2012, 06:01 PM
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|- - pospa   The spacecraft’s main computer inside the ro...   Jun 18 2012, 10:06 AM
- - djellison   Only change to that I know of is that the flyaway ...   Jun 18 2012, 01:38 PM
|- - pospa   Thanks for the update, good to know. So, if fly...   Jun 18 2012, 02:07 PM
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- - ElkGroveDan   Is there any return of telemetry from the descent ...   Jun 18 2012, 04:01 PM
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- - elakdawalla   Folks, I will be hosting a "Cosmoquest Scienc...   Jun 19 2012, 12:16 AM
- - brellis   The 'presentation' in pospa's Post #16...   Jun 19 2012, 01:05 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Emily you might ask him to also compare and contra...   Jun 19 2012, 01:52 AM
- - djellison   The MSL descent stage MLE's are infact derived...   Jun 19 2012, 04:56 AM
- - Astro0   Not only 7 Minutes of Terror but another 13 minute...   Jun 23 2012, 10:45 AM
- - SteveM   About 20 seconds in as the narrator discusses how ...   Jun 23 2012, 05:10 PM
- - nprev   Well, it's been a great cruise phase! The ...   Jun 23 2012, 05:35 PM
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