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 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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May 30 2007, 01:35 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Just watched the animation (a loooong download on dialup, but worth it! Thanks for the link!) and a whole range of thoughts went thru my mind...
Watching the initial descent: Wow, that's amazing!! Watching the Skycrane part: *****!!! Are they INSANE?!?!?!?!?! They're really going to DO that?!?!?!?! Hang it beneath a rocket platform like something off Thunderbirds?!?!?! Are they NUTS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!  Watching the surface operations: oh, can't wait for that... Watching the rover hang its head and go to sleep at the end of a sol: awwwwwwww........ Watching the rock sample going through the works: if THAT all works it'll be a miracle... Watching the closing sequence as the dusty rover rolls away: I want that. Now. -------------------- |
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May 30 2007, 04:00 PM
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QUOTE (Stu @ May 30 2007, 01:35 PM)  Watching the Skycrane part: [i]*****!!! Are they INSANE?!?!?!?!?! They're really going to DO that?!?!?!?! You are not alone in your assessment of Skycrane. What's really nuts is the future of the Mars Program may depend upon the success of MSL. |
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May 30 2007, 04:31 PM
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QUOTE (gallen_53 @ May 30 2007, 06:00 AM) You are not alone in your assessment of Skycrane. What's really nuts is the future of the Mars Program may depend upon the success of MSL. I could have covered up the member name of this post and still have guessed that Gary is back 
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May 30 2007, 04:47 PM
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QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ May 30 2007, 04:31 PM) I could have covered up the member name of this post and still have guessed that Gary is back Alex, I never really left. I've been too busy working to do anything other than lurk here. Have you been involved in the latest Mars Design Reference Mission (DRM)? They tried to suck me into it but the activity is unfunded (that says something). I'd like to be more involved with the DRM but can't justify taking time off from funded work. |
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May 30 2007, 05:41 PM
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QUOTE (gallen_53 @ May 30 2007, 06:47 AM) I'd like to be more involved with the DRM but can't justify taking time off from funded work. I'm not sure about NASA Ames but I believe JPL has a special financial code (like 999999 or something) for recording work time on "funding: uncertain" projects, aka "The Land of No Return."
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May 30 2007, 06:56 PM
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QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ May 30 2007, 05:41 PM) I'm not sure about NASA Ames but I believe JPL has a special financial code (like 999999 or something) for recording work time on "funding: uncertain" projects, aka "The Land of No Return." About three years ago I was doing pre-Phase-A interplanetary work almost full time. Now, almost all of that has dried up. What little pre-Phase-A work that I'm still doing is unfunded, e.g. the occasional Venus and Saturn atmospheric probe. We were hoping that the Mars DRM would bring in more money but that was not the case. From my perspective there is nothing in the pipe line. The last interesting pre-Phase-A work that I was involved in was the "CEMMENT" study. CEMMENT was essentially a Mars Sample Return mission based upon an Ares-V launch vehicle and aerocapture at Mars. The bottom line for CEMMENT was $10 billion dollars riding on a single launch. I'm not optimistic about what's going to happen at JPL after MSL reaches its logical conclusion. It's like there's a curtain hanging over the end of 2008 and no one can see past it. I guess it all depends on what the next President has in mind for the Space Program and whether there is any money to achieve it. |
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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 Jim from NSF.com B)-->QUOTE(Toma B @ Jun 6 2006, 08:31 AM)... Jun 6 2006, 02:12 PM 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 ljk4-1 QUOTE (angel1801 @ Aug 2 2006, 05:47 AM) ... Aug 2 2006, 02:21 PM 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 Stephen QUOTE (mars_armer @ Nov 22 2006, 06:14 AM... Mar 19 2007, 10:11 AM 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 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 djellison Wow - time warp thread. Who would have thought I... Jun 25 2011, 12:52 AM charborob Is that Gale crater in the animation? Also, too ba... Jun 25 2011, 01:21 AM djellison QUOTE (charborob @ Jun 24 2011, 06:21 PM)... Jun 25 2011, 03:20 AM 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 djellison QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jun 24 2011, 07:37 PM)... Jun 25 2011, 04:12 AM elakdawalla QUOTE (charborob @ Jun 24 2011, 05:21 PM)... Jun 25 2011, 04:56 AM djellison QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 24 2011, 09:56 P... Jun 25 2011, 05:11 AM 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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