Sol 1 - (May 26th) Press Conference onwards. |
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 May 26 2008, 03:36 PM
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This thread is for discussions AFTER the next press conf.
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May 26 2008, 04:18 PM
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Next update briefing on NASA TV is scheduled to 2pm EDT (6pm UTC).
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html |
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May 26 2008, 06:02 PM
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Wow, MRO caught Phoenix in flight!
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May 26 2008, 06:03 PM
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Amazing !!!
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May 26 2008, 06:03 PM
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yeah, amazing!!
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May 26 2008, 06:04 PM
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I know you don't like our engineering images" - Barry Goldstein 
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May 26 2008, 06:11 PM
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LOVING the 'odd couple' double act with Barry and Pete
Attached thumbnail(s)
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May 26 2008, 06:14 PM
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is that enhanced? it looks even better than the released image
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May 26 2008, 06:18 PM
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OMG, it is good that I only have to type.
Having problems speaking after looking at that HiRise image !!! Amazing !!!! |
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May 26 2008, 06:19 PM
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Straight from NASA. There's two versions - one is too stretched.
I would say that image is very close to the chute deployment - it doesn't - to my eyes - look 100% fully deployed. Doug |
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May 26 2008, 06:19 PM
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May 26 2008, 06:20 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ May 26 2008, 11:19 AM)  I would say that image is very close to the chute deployment - it doesn't - to my eyes - look 100% fully deployed. At high speed, would the chute have a different shape than at lower speed? (Don't know, just asking) -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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May 26 2008, 06:23 PM
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sunspot - that was the one i was looking at...far less details.
yeah, the parachute looks pretty small (not fully extended), but my guess would be that a parachute would be half-opened only for a second or so. hmmmm... |
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May 26 2008, 06:23 PM
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Was phoenix (while under parachute) near the edge of the MRO image? The animation in the press conference as it zoomed in seemed to indicate that Phoenix was very close to the edge of the image, which means that they may have been lucky to get an image at all and almost missed Could this be a result of it landing long?
(I.E. The press release image was a 420x446 crop of a much larger MRO image. Was this crop in the far right bottom corner, almost off the image, as it seemed to me from the zoom in animation?) |
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May 26 2008, 06:24 PM
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QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 26 2008, 10:20 AM) At high speed, would the chute have a different shape than at lower speed? (Don't know, just asking) Chutes are subject to partial opening ("squidding") in some speed regimes. I'm wondering if this may be some evidence of that. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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