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 Merciless Robot  Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602  |
It's gettin' near that time.
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nprev MSL EDL Jul 31 2012, 12:59 PM
pospa With all respect, nprev, isn't it a bit premat... Jul 31 2012, 05:09 PM
RoverDriver We can always begin a new thread and call it the 1... Jul 31 2012, 05:25 PM pospa Good solution, Paolo
... but, can someone with... Jul 31 2012, 06:02 PM MarsEngineer Technically we are in that fuzzy zone where late c... Jul 31 2012, 07:00 PM Gsnorgathon Somehow, "132 hours of growing apprehension... Jul 31 2012, 07:11 PM diane 132 hours of galloping ADD? Jul 31 2012, 07:33 PM Drkskywxlt 131 hours of finger-tapping impatience, 53 minutes... Jul 31 2012, 08:05 PM MahFL Is there going to be another press conference befo... Jul 31 2012, 08:56 PM dmg QUOTE (MahFL @ Jul 31 2012, 12:56 PM) Is ... Jul 31 2012, 09:09 PM Oersted I suspect nprev is in the pockets of the peanut gr... Jul 31 2012, 11:07 PM Burmese Perhaps someone could use this point to summarize ... Jul 31 2012, 11:34 PM RoverDriver Question: is it critical that the peanuts be Plant... Aug 1 2012, 12:46 AM nprev I strongly urge all to run out and purchase many k... Aug 1 2012, 02:55 AM RoverDriver I bought mine from the TJ's in La Canada, next... Aug 1 2012, 04:52 AM Explorer1 Just to confirm: it is still a go for HiRISE to sn... Aug 1 2012, 04:52 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jul 31 2012, 08:52 PM)... Aug 1 2012, 05:51 AM climber Mars as seen from the spacecraft is now about half... Aug 1 2012, 10:40 AM Oersted Thanks for that very telling factoid climber: good... Aug 1 2012, 03:47 PM climber Yes, it's what I like to imagine since Mariner... Aug 1 2012, 08:30 PM brellis During the final stage of descent, can a gust of w... Aug 2 2012, 12:35 AM MarsEngineer QUOTE (brellis @ Aug 1 2012, 04:35 PM) Du... Aug 2 2012, 01:31 AM djellison QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ Aug 1 2012, 06:31 P... Aug 2 2012, 05:06 AM Oersted QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ Aug 2 2012, 03:31 A... Aug 2 2012, 11:11 PM SpaceListener QUOTE (brellis @ Aug 1 2012, 06:35 PM) Du... Aug 2 2012, 06:06 AM nprev Without knowing the details, the fact that we... Aug 2 2012, 12:56 AM brellis Rob Manning suggested:
QUOTE Try this: hang a wei... Aug 2 2012, 06:21 AM climber I'm pretty sure DAN will show us very soon her... Aug 2 2012, 08:43 AM climber To give a rought idea of what is coming up and whe... Aug 2 2012, 11:04 AM ChrisC Did this thread go through another delete / restor... Aug 3 2012, 03:27 AM elakdawalla As far as I understand it, the spin of the S/C und... Aug 3 2012, 03:35 AM Oersted QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Aug 3 2012, 05:35 AM... Aug 3 2012, 03:05 PM nprev Almost certainly maintenance. It's in the extr... Aug 3 2012, 03:37 AM Phil Stooke
It's happening again in the run up to MSL...... Aug 3 2012, 05:14 PM RoverDriver One thing they don't understand is that we hav... Aug 3 2012, 06:50 PM Deimos QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Aug 3 2012, 05:14 PM... Aug 4 2012, 11:24 AM jmknapp In the press conference going on right now, a repo... Aug 4 2012, 05:29 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (jmknapp @ Aug 4 2012, 10:29 AM) Si... Aug 4 2012, 06:16 PM Hungry4info From MSL, Mars is now 0.561° in angular diameter -... Aug 4 2012, 12:18 AM B Bernatchez Are we there yet? Aug 4 2012, 02:24 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (B Bernatchez @ Aug 3 2012, 07:24 P... Aug 4 2012, 03:35 AM ElkGroveDan Present your E-tickets tickets to the lady at the ... Aug 4 2012, 04:23 AM RoverDriver QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Aug 3 2012, 09:23 PM... Aug 4 2012, 05:00 AM John Copella So, no L-2 TCM, I'm assuming? (saw no news of ... Aug 4 2012, 04:54 AM diane QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Aug 4 2012, 02:16 PM)... Aug 4 2012, 07:32 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (diane @ Aug 4 2012, 12:32 PM) Sinc... Aug 4 2012, 07:57 PM MahFL From a layman, the main thing is it's designed... Aug 4 2012, 08:08 PM diane QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Aug 4 2012, 03:57 PM)... Aug 4 2012, 09:12 PM algorimancer Just to be safe, when I see the landing time liste... Aug 4 2012, 09:30 PM jmknapp QUOTE (algorimancer @ Aug 4 2012, 04:30 P... Aug 4 2012, 09:33 PM MahFL They will have a cool graphic showing the landing ... Aug 4 2012, 09:47 PM Skyrunner QUOTE (algorimancer @ Aug 4 2012, 11:30 P... Aug 5 2012, 01:48 PM Redstone A little more info on risk analysis with MSL.
Na... Aug 5 2012, 01:19 AM algorimancer Any chance that there's a plan to post the pos... Aug 5 2012, 01:36 AM ugordan QUOTE (algorimancer @ Aug 5 2012, 03:36 A... Aug 5 2012, 11:25 AM Astro0 My favourite place to get copies of any news confe... Aug 5 2012, 01:44 AM gpurcell Redstone, thanks for that link. I wonder if that ... Aug 5 2012, 06:42 AM MahFL QUOTE (gpurcell @ Aug 5 2012, 06:42 AM) R... Aug 5 2012, 11:33 AM Explorer1 It's more coincidence, I think. Phoenix was ba... Aug 5 2012, 07:02 AM Tesheiner Good one! Aug 5 2012, 03:17 PM pospa Maybe this was discussed before, just I don't ... Aug 5 2012, 05:36 PM Tesheiner IIRC it was already answered (by Doug). I will sug... Aug 5 2012, 06:02 PM pospa QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Aug 5 2012, 08:02 PM) ... Aug 5 2012, 07:05 PM siravan If I understand the timing of the events right, th... Aug 5 2012, 06:04 PM ugordan I don't think you'd get a mushroom cloud. ... Aug 5 2012, 06:57 PM kwan3217 MSL simulation based on Spice kernels and actual t... Aug 5 2012, 09:55 PM pac56 In case of an emergency...
Is there a possibility ... Aug 6 2012, 01:26 AM MahFL No, not enough fuel or power. Aug 6 2012, 01:28 AM Keatah Taken individually, each step in the EDL sequence ... Aug 6 2012, 02:30 AM PDP8E Anybody who hasn't seen the official 5 minute ... Aug 6 2012, 03:19 AM nprev Doug on NASA TV right now!
EDIT: Nailed it, m... Aug 6 2012, 03:54 AM craigmcg QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 5 2012, 11:54 PM) Doug... Aug 6 2012, 04:04 AM PDP8E Doug, nice '3D'app' on that tablet... Aug 6 2012, 04:01 AM Explorer1 Inside Deimos orbit.... Aug 6 2012, 04:07 AM dvandorn According to the Eyes animation, Mars is presentin... Aug 6 2012, 04:08 AM Oersted Where is the "Clean Feed" without commen... Aug 6 2012, 04:16 AM lyford QUOTE (Oersted @ Aug 5 2012, 09:16 PM) Wh... Aug 6 2012, 04:19 AM Big Joe QUOTE (lyford @ Aug 5 2012, 11:19 PM) htt... Aug 6 2012, 04:24 AM nprev oDoug, to echo ElkGroveDan on the "Humor... Aug 6 2012, 04:17 AM Stu Managed to grab 3 hrs sleep, but back at desk now.... Aug 6 2012, 04:19 AM dvandorn As Toff Markin said to Darth Vader, "This had... Aug 6 2012, 04:21 AM Phil Stooke Doug --- where did you suddenly appear from? We... Aug 6 2012, 04:23 AM dvandorn Thanks for the kind wishes, guys. Life just got r... Aug 6 2012, 04:27 AM nprev I actually bailed early from Planetfest in Pasaden... Aug 6 2012, 04:30 AM Pando One hour to go! Mars is growing by the minute ... Aug 6 2012, 04:33 AM Stu Good to be here with you all... I'm ready here... Aug 6 2012, 04:34 AM MarsEngineer Hey everyone.
Rob here. I am in the CMSA at entry... Aug 6 2012, 04:35 AM dvandorn I was just in the middle of typing a post asking w... Aug 6 2012, 04:35 AM Explorer1 NASATV just showed what the professionals are usin... Aug 6 2012, 04:35 AM MarsEngineer QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Aug 5 2012, 09:35 PM) ... Aug 6 2012, 04:40 AM Stu From all of us, Rob - Safe Landing. We're thin... Aug 6 2012, 04:39 AM MarsEngineer QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 5 2012, 09:39 PM) From a... Aug 6 2012, 04:41 AM jekbradbury The raw ustream feed showed some sort of simulatio... Aug 6 2012, 04:39 AM nprev Breathe indeed...we need ya!
Rock on, Rob.... Aug 6 2012, 04:43 AM PDP8E Dare Mighty Things Aug 6 2012, 04:46 AM lyford Elachi and Bolden in the house.... Aug 6 2012, 04:47 AM Explorer1 The POTUS will call them after landing too, right?... Aug 6 2012, 04:48 AM chris Fly fast and land safely! Aug 6 2012, 04:49 AM lyford I remember ARNOLD (then Gov. of California) showin... Aug 6 2012, 04:49 AM  |
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