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MSL Cruise Phase
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post Dec 26 2011, 11:40 PM
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How large would an event have to be to seriously impact the electronics on-board MSL? I remember how the MERs avoided the really big ones on their cruise around Halloween 2003, with lots of relief on the ground.
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post Dec 27 2011, 08:05 AM
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According to Curiosity and the Solar Storm, CMEs present no threat to MSL.

"With solar activity on the upswing it's only a matter of time before a CME engulfs the Mars-bound rover. That suits some researchers just fine. As Don Hassler of the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) in Boulder, Colorado, explains, 'We look forward to such encounters because Curiosity is equipped to study solar storms.'

Encounters with CMEs pose little danger to Curiosity. By the time a CME reaches the Earth-Mars expanse, it is spread so thin that it cannot truly buffet the spacecraft."


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post Jan 6 2012, 11:03 PM
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TCM-1 scheduled for Jan 11th, dv 5,5 m/s.
Then equipment tests for one week, starting from Jan 15th.
Let's see if we'll get some picture(s) from interior.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-004
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post Jan 13 2012, 10:01 AM
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TCM-1 completed successfully.
Rob Manning describing correction maneuver while almost whispering in mission control room. Nice smile.gif
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post Jan 13 2012, 12:12 PM
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"By the time a CME reaches the Earth-Mars expanse, it is spread so thin that it cannot truly buffet the spacecraft"

I hope this also applies to MESSENGER!

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post Jan 31 2012, 06:53 PM
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According to AW&ST next trajectory correction is scheduled on March 26th


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post Feb 6 2012, 09:53 AM
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Not sure if mentioned here before, but radio amateurs from Germany, Bochum have received signals (X-band telemetry) from MSL last year.
It should be the first reception of the MSL outside the official NASA DSN and USN tracking station at Dongara, Australia.

http://www.uk.amsat.org/2578
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post Feb 10 2012, 01:37 PM
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Software fix for Star Tracker problem. smile.gif

Tracker
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post Mar 1 2012, 03:36 PM
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The computer that received the software fix, is it the sole computer for MSL or was it located on the cruise stage, decent stage, or the lander? If there are separate computers, will they also need a software fix for the same type of problem?
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post Mar 2 2012, 12:20 AM
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QUOTE (Mars Attack @ Mar 1 2012, 03:36 PM) *
... will they also need a software fix for the same type of problem?


MSL has 2 identical main computers which control all aspects of flight, EDL and the surface operations, one is a backup. There is also a fly away controller on the decent stage which enables the descent stage to keep flying away.

So no other computers need updating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory
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post Mar 13 2012, 02:46 AM
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I found this article interesting:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1203/06marsorbiters/

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Engineers are shifting the orbits of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Odyssey probes, ensuring they have line-of-sight communications with Curiosity as it lands at Gale crater
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post Mar 19 2012, 02:04 AM
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Forgive me if this has already been answered, but I submitted my name many months ago for the chip on the MSL, I was wondering if there is a site where I can confirm that it's there.
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post Mar 19 2012, 11:46 AM
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A quick search of the Forum revealed this http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...st&p=167391

The MSL website only carries participation maps:
http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...st&p=167391
http://marsparticipate.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/pa...rname/worldmap/

Looks like you'll have to trust that your name went in.
Hopefully you made a copy of your certificate.
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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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