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Jim from NSF.com
post Jun 5 2006, 08:54 PM
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Saw the MSL video, which was similar to the MER video. It was awesome. Will try to get a copy
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post Nov 25 2006, 01:36 AM
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The cord cutting event does look awfully risky when you see it on video but it's not significantly different to the risk associated with blowing the backshell\heatshield and the hundreds of other exquisitely choreographed events that are needed for any lander to get to the surface safely.

Exactly. The MERs could have been killed by any number of other things too. Maybe the bolts wouldn't have blown to set the rovers free of the landers. Maybe the solar panel wings wouldn't have deployed, so the rovers would have been as good as dead anyway. All kinds of things can go wrong, many of which could end the mission before it begins. You just have to hope that everything goes as planned.

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I'm sure that when the airbag idea appeared there were also comments regarding the lunacy of the idea... wink.gif
The time is to innovate and...roll! wheel.gif

I seem to recall something from a documentary about the MERs that was to this effect, that a lot of people thought that airbags would never stand a chance of working. So I think you're right.
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- Jim from NSF.com   MSL Video   Jun 5 2006, 08:54 PM
- - hal_9000   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Jun 5 2006, 05...   Jun 6 2006, 12:12 AM
|- - Stephen   QUOTE (hal_9000 @ Jun 6 2006, 12:12 AM) h...   Jun 6 2006, 04:23 AM
- - Toma B   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Jun 5 2006, 10...   Jun 6 2006, 12:31 PM
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|- - RonJones   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Jun 6 2006, 10...   Jun 6 2006, 04:46 PM
- - Toma B   There is GIGANTIC image of MSL here. Link to 25 MB...   Jun 6 2006, 05:55 PM
|- - Chmee   B)-->QUOTE(Toma B @ Jun 6 2006, 01:55 PM)...   Jun 6 2006, 08:21 PM
|- - gndonald   QUOTE (Chmee @ Jun 7 2006, 04:21 AM) --...   Jul 17 2006, 03:58 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   It is a stereo camera -- it just doesn't look ...   Jun 6 2006, 09:07 PM
|- - paxdan   One thing that the MERs have shown us is that the ...   Jun 7 2006, 07:51 AM
- - climber   Any possible use to detect Purgatory's sort of...   Jun 7 2006, 08:32 AM
- - climber   For quite a while, I've been frustrated that t...   Jun 7 2006, 09:31 AM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (climber @ Jun 7 2006, 11:31 AM) Th...   Jun 7 2006, 10:19 AM
|- - climber   [quote name='Tesheiner' date='Jun 7 20...   Jun 7 2006, 04:01 PM
- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (paxdan @ Jun 7 2006, 03:51 AM) How...   Jun 7 2006, 03:34 PM
- - Tesheiner   No trick (follow the link clicking on the image); ...   Jun 7 2006, 04:12 PM
- - jamescanvin   I think it's the electorincs box for the micro...   Jun 8 2006, 12:43 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   There's no Mossbauer this time. Indeed, one s...   Jun 8 2006, 01:37 AM
- - hendric   Still no EDL video?? I'd like to add it to my ...   Jul 15 2006, 05:22 AM
- - PhilHorzempa   Any updates on the MSL entry and landing video? ...   Aug 1 2006, 03:43 AM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (PhilHorzempa @ Jul 31 2006, 11:43 ...   Aug 1 2006, 11:45 AM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (PhilHorzempa @ Jul 31 2006, 11:43 ...   Aug 3 2006, 04:20 AM
- - PhilHorzempa   For those interested in MSL's RTG system, here...   Aug 2 2006, 04:59 AM
|- - angel1801   Russia has said to the US that the US can buy Plut...   Aug 2 2006, 09:47 AM
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|- - Chmee   QUOTE (PhilHorzempa @ Aug 2 2006, 12:59 A...   Aug 2 2006, 05:24 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (Chmee @ Aug 2 2006, 07:24 PM) The ...   Aug 2 2006, 07:54 PM
||- - dilo   hmm.. "The working fluid is CFC-11". I ...   Aug 2 2006, 08:32 PM
|- - hendric   QUOTE (Chmee @ Aug 2 2006, 12:24 PM) Basi...   Aug 2 2006, 09:41 PM
- - mars_armer   A search on youtube for "JPL MSL" came u...   Nov 21 2006, 07:14 PM
|- - Stephen   QUOTE (mars_armer @ Nov 22 2006, 06:14 AM...   Nov 22 2006, 12:06 AM
|- - Navin   QUOTE (mars_armer @ Nov 21 2006, 02:14 PM...   Mar 16 2007, 02:49 AM
||- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (Navin @ Mar 15 2007, 10:49 PM) The...   Mar 16 2007, 11:36 AM
||- - As old as Voyager   QUOTE (Navin @ Mar 16 2007, 02:49 AM) Thi...   Mar 16 2007, 12:03 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (mars_armer @ Nov 21 2006, 07:14 PM...   Mar 16 2007, 11:26 AM
||- - djellison   QUOTE (ustrax @ Mar 16 2007, 11:26 AM) le...   Mar 16 2007, 11:40 AM
||- - ustrax   Doug... They're grown up now, our two girls ha...   Mar 16 2007, 11:49 AM
||- - mchan   Yes!!! More of them 3/4 ton rovers wi...   Mar 16 2007, 12:02 PM
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- - lyford   hmmm - i didn't realize that the plan was to l...   Nov 21 2006, 08:57 PM
- - nprev   Very cool indeed, but I sure hope they don't p...   Nov 22 2006, 04:46 AM
- - MarkL   Nice video. Agreed, Lyford. I think they are nut...   Nov 22 2006, 06:55 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (MarkL @ Nov 22 2006, 01:55 PM) The...   Nov 22 2006, 07:41 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Nov 22 2006, 07:41...   Nov 22 2006, 08:53 PM
|- - tty   QUOTE (helvick @ Nov 22 2006, 09:53 PM) T...   Nov 23 2006, 06:56 PM
- - remcook   "I think they are nuts to depart from the pro...   Nov 22 2006, 07:14 PM
- - lyford   Scaling up MER to MSL won't work with airbags ...   Nov 22 2006, 07:55 PM
- - djellison   If you describe to yourself the process of the MPF...   Nov 22 2006, 08:11 PM
|- - lyford   QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 22 2006, 12:11 PM)...   Nov 22 2006, 10:29 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 22 2006, 03:11 PM)...   Nov 23 2006, 11:58 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Nov 23 2006, 11:58...   Nov 23 2006, 12:25 PM
- - MarkL   Check out this article if interested in more detai...   Nov 23 2006, 04:13 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (MarkL @ Nov 23 2006, 04:13 PM) Dou...   Nov 23 2006, 04:57 PM
- - edstrick   they often have duplicate circuits for really crit...   Nov 24 2006, 11:59 AM
|- - JTN   It's going to be funny to look back and see ro...   Nov 25 2006, 01:22 AM
- - Jeff7   QUOTE The cord cutting event does look awfully ris...   Nov 25 2006, 01:36 AM
- - nprev   Hmm...curious, but probably wise for a mass audien...   Mar 16 2007, 04:24 AM
- - gpurcell   Sure gives a sense of just how radical the Skycran...   Mar 16 2007, 03:19 PM
- - As old as Voyager   Upon seeing the MSL rover in simulations I'm a...   Mar 17 2007, 11:51 AM
- - gpurcell   Oh, and I forgot to mention that I love the Firefl...   Mar 19 2007, 06:35 PM
- - Toma B   Just find this... Mars Science Laboratory Mission ...   May 30 2007, 07:30 AM
- - nprev   Thanks, Toma! Man...LOTS of moving parts on...   May 30 2007, 10:55 AM
- - Toma B   I like that Hollywood-style action camera movement...   May 30 2007, 12:00 PM
- - Stu   Just watched the animation (a loooong download on ...   May 30 2007, 01:35 PM
|- - gallen_53   QUOTE (Stu @ May 30 2007, 01:35 PM) Watch...   May 30 2007, 04:00 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (gallen_53 @ May 30 2007, 06:00 AM)...   May 30 2007, 04:31 PM
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|- - gallen_53   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ May 30 2007, 05:41...   May 30 2007, 06:56 PM
- - RedSky   The whole suspend and release process really scare...   May 30 2007, 03:20 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (RedSky @ May 30 2007, 04:20 PM) On...   May 30 2007, 04:01 PM
||- - gallen_53   QUOTE (djellison @ May 30 2007, 04:01 PM)...   May 30 2007, 04:13 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (RedSky @ May 30 2007, 11:20 AM) I ...   May 31 2007, 12:00 AM
- - Juramike   Is there any possibility of mounting instrumentati...   May 30 2007, 07:30 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (Juramike @ May 30 2007, 03:30 PM) ...   May 30 2007, 11:52 PM
|- - Toma B   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ May 31 2007, 01...   May 31 2007, 07:08 AM
|- - mchan   B)-->QUOTE(Toma B @ May 31 2007, 12:08 AM...   Jun 1 2007, 03:29 AM
- - dvandorn   Jim, I think the suggestion is that the descent st...   May 30 2007, 11:59 PM
|- - hendric   QUOTE (dvandorn @ May 30 2007, 06:59 PM) ...   May 31 2007, 04:48 AM
- - Jim from NSF.com   Any residual propellant or products could contamin...   May 31 2007, 11:52 AM
- - djellison   I think the MSL decent stage will be given the sam...   May 31 2007, 12:55 PM
- - dvandorn   As long as MSL has a laser and not an ACME disinte...   Jun 1 2007, 03:43 AM
- - Ron Hobbs   New animations have been posted. They look pretty ...   Jun 25 2011, 12:13 AM
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- - charborob   Is that Gale crater in the animation? Also, too ba...   Jun 25 2011, 01:21 AM
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|- - Explorer1   I do see a dust devil at one point; at least that...   Jun 25 2011, 03:37 AM
- - KrisK   Fantastic!!! I noticed that just befor...   Jun 25 2011, 02:49 AM
- - eoincampbell   Is a certain direction and distance from Curiosity...   Jun 25 2011, 03:43 AM
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- - eoincampbell   Cheers Doug, thanks for the link, lots of Curious ...   Jun 25 2011, 05:02 AM
- - Explorer1   Well, MSL could do a nice hardware survey like wit...   Jun 25 2011, 06:07 AM
- - djellison   Not of the descent stage. It will have leaked hydr...   Jun 25 2011, 06:16 AM
|- - tbruckner   Very nice animation. One question: shortly before ...   Jun 25 2011, 11:56 AM
- - Astro0   From the document posted by djellison above... pag...   Jun 25 2011, 12:16 PM
- - nprev   VERY nice animation, Doug. Kay & I just watche...   Jun 25 2011, 04:45 PM
- - Oersted   I remember discussing the fate of the skycrane wit...   Jun 27 2011, 12:47 AM
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