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 Oct 28 2009, 11:22 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 530 Joined: 21-March 06 From: Canada Member No.: 721  |
Aaaarggghh!!! 6:20 pm here and still no news about the review. Rui, call Steve, we know you have the number.
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Oct 29 2009, 04:02 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
From Maxwell:
QUOTE Big review is done! In a few days, we get the board report & know their findings. I think it went well overall & am optimistic.
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Oct 29 2009, 04:17 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
QUOTE (fredk @ Oct 29 2009, 04:02 PM)  From Maxwell: A couple of days ago he also tweeted that if they pass the review then the extraction process should start around 9th November. 
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Oct 30 2009, 10:45 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 23-February 09 From: Edmonton, Alberta Member No.: 4611 |
Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns on Spirit
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?rele...FeaturesHome%27 maybe she's just bored and restless.... |
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Oct 30 2009, 11:26 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
They're formatting the flash today - something they last did back on Sol 32.
Since then - I've reformatted MY main workstation about 10 times. |
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Oct 30 2009, 11:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
From Maxwell:
QUOTE Hypothesis: problem is in flash file system block holding file system metadata. Reformatting will notice bad block, relocate metadata.
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Oct 31 2009, 02:54 AM
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Is the reformatting procedure a snap! now?
I remember holding my breath last time... -------------------- 'She drove until the wheels fell off...'
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Oct 31 2009, 01:25 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Missed this move by the MI.
Hope it's telling the team something good. Animations...
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Nov 1 2009, 04:39 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 115 Joined: 8-January 05 From: Austin | Texas Member No.: 138 |
Wow, those provide great perspective -- thanks for taking the time to put them together.
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Nov 1 2009, 05:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
From the latest Planetary Report:
QUOTE the engineers... staged an operational readiness test on October 12. Basically, they initiated the plan on the ground replicate of the twin MERs, then left the laboratory for five days, only accessing it electronically and only analyzing and adapting to the rover's data from afar, like they do for real with Spirit and Opportunity every day. The extraction plan, which begins with crabbing up hill and moving forward, made progress and the ORT was deemed a success. The MER team then presented the plan and the test results before a review board last Wednesday, October 28. "It went well," said Squyres. "Now the review board is going to write a report, then brief the decision-makers at NASA headquarters. At that point, we will hear what we should do." That briefing, according to various sources, could take place early next week. Also this month's report includes a very good, detailed description of the HGA brake anomaly. |
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Nov 2 2009, 07:24 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Forest of Dean Member No.: 617 |
http://twitter.com/marsroverdriver/status/5366585497
QUOTE (...) Flash reformat has not executed yet; go/no-go later today. (Edit: apologies for current re-editing of every comment; I'm on alpha s/w here which has an annoying bug with form textarea widgets.) -------------------- --
Viva software libre! |
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Nov 2 2009, 07:54 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
I like that they are seriously documenting the rock's position to see how the rover moves relative to it during the extraction maneuver.
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Nov 2 2009, 08:23 PM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (BrianL @ Oct 28 2009, 11:22 PM) Aaaarggghh!!! 6:20 pm here and still no news about the review. Rui, call Steve, we know you have the number. Hmm...the answer is always the same... 
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Nov 3 2009, 06:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Another look underneath Spirit.
A quick stitch jpg...
...and a rough position comparison (animated gif).
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Nov 3 2009, 02:34 PM
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 Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 17-May 06 From: Houston, Texas Member No.: 776 |
Spirit being stuck here for so long provides a good opportunity to study how the rover's tracks fade away. It would make an interesting movie if day by day frames could be stiched toether.
Here is the latest image I could find; 
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