When Phoenix Lands.. |
When Phoenix Lands.. |
 Jan 24 2006, 06:05 PM
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 Interplanetary Dumpster Diver  Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33  |
I have been wondering about something....given the performance of the MERs, if one or both survive this winter, is it not conceivable that they could be operational when Phoenix lands? It would, I believe, be the first landing on anything but the moon with other landers (other than parts of the same mission) still operational.
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Apr 1 2008, 05:19 PM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Glad you enjoyed it, I was v v v chuffed that Mark was so forthcoming. I can start planning that weekend now! Thankfully, the Phoenix landing coincides with my weekend off work, so I can camp by my computer and follow the whole thing as it happens... if I've got my time conversions right then Phoenix should land at around 11pm on the 25th my time, the first picture should be released within an hour, taking me to midnight, and any JPL Press Conference, with pictures to show, should be about 5am Sunday morning BST (Bleary-eyed Stu Time
 )Good to hear that there'll be a raw images site, and great to hear that they'll - hopefully - be accepting image contributions from people "out here"... I am getting quite fidgety now to see what Phoenix's surroundings will be after landing, aren't you..? -------------------- |
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Apr 1 2008, 07:23 PM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 1 2008, 06:19 PM)  I can start planning that weekend now! Why do these guys always plan this events to hours where one must be dreaming of Mars?...  Dear Stu, your work was truly helpful on letting us all know how things will run within...less than 9 weeks now?...Already?!  -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Apr 2 2008, 03:22 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (ustrax @ Apr 1 2008, 02:23 PM) Why do these guys always plan this events to hours where one must be dreaming of Mars?... Well -- someone correct me if I'm wrong, but 11pm in the UK is 7pm in New York, 6pm in Minneapolis (my locale), and most important, 4pm in Pasadena. So the guys in charge of EDL get to work it in the middle of the afternoon, their time. Of course, the first pictures will come down "after hours" for any American location. But not so late as to be interrupting anyone's beauty sleep... Besides, if you want to land at a given place, with a given sun angle, after a launch on a given day, you don't have many choices in terms of planning. The landing will happen at a specific time, and it's moot whether or not that's a convenient time for the engineers, scientists, or even us fascinated spectators... (Talk to me sometime about the times in my early and mid teens I would sit up all night watching lunar landings and moonwalks. Apollo 14 happened in a dark world in my memory, because most all of the lunar activities happened when it was dark in the central U.S.) -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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tedstryk When Phoenix Lands.. Jan 24 2006, 06:05 PM
akuo Um, Viking?
Well ok, they are the same mission.... Jan 24 2006, 06:12 PM
tedstryk QUOTE (akuo @ Jan 24 2006, 06:12 PM)Um, Vikin... Jan 24 2006, 09:39 PM hendric QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jan 24 2006, 03:39 PM)But I... Jan 24 2006, 10:28 PM tedstryk QUOTE (hendric @ Jan 24 2006, 10:28 PM)This r... Jan 24 2006, 11:33 PM djellison I think there's some potential for functional,... Jan 24 2006, 08:53 PM nprev QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 24 2006, 01:53 PM)... Jun 9 2007, 03:02 AM BruceMoomaw Well, you know, we're within two months of hav... Jan 24 2006, 10:09 PM centsworth_II If still alive, I wonder if one of the rovers coul... Jan 26 2006, 06:44 AM djellison I doubt it - Phoenix's landing site is going t... Jan 26 2006, 10:13 AM helvick QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 26 2006, 11:13 AM)I do... Jan 26 2006, 01:17 PM djellison Remember - Mars is much smaller than earth, so the... Jan 26 2006, 01:30 PM helvick QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 26 2006, 02:30 PM)Reme... Jan 26 2006, 01:53 PM djellison Can't remember off hand, but on the EDL live c... Jan 26 2006, 02:04 PM BruceMoomaw In this connection, Pioneer 12's imaging photo... Jan 26 2006, 11:11 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Jan 26 2006, 11:11 PM)In... Jan 26 2006, 11:31 PM tty Since there might be up to four functioning orbite... Jan 26 2006, 11:46 PM Deimos QUOTE Since there might be up to four functioning ... Mar 2 2006, 02:26 AM mcaplinger QUOTE (Deimos @ Mar 1 2006, 06:26 PM) It ... Mar 2 2006, 03:39 AM 3488 Mars Phoenix Lander will land during daylight, lat... Jun 8 2007, 06:45 PM edstrick regarding imaging of Phoenix's entry... Most c... Jun 9 2007, 09:15 AM djellison Doesn't stop you doing a nodding-spacecraft ma... Jun 9 2007, 10:22 AM climber Emily confirms that there's a microphone attac... Jul 13 2007, 07:31 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (climber @ Jul 13 2007, 12:31 PM) E... Jul 13 2007, 09:25 PM lyford QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jul 13 2007, 02:25 PM... Jul 13 2007, 10:04 PM elakdawalla QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jul 13 2007, 02:25 PM... Jul 13 2007, 11:25 PM Gsnorgathon QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jul 13 2007, 11:25 P... Jul 14 2007, 04:58 AM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jul 13 2007, 01:25 PM... Jul 13 2007, 11:55 PM climber Thanks for the answers all, but my question was ab... Jul 14 2007, 02:03 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (climber @ Jul 14 2007, 07:03 AM) T... Jul 14 2007, 02:59 PM climber QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Jul 14 2007, 04:59 PM... Jul 14 2007, 04:22 PM ustrax From today's ESA release, sounds great to me..... Sep 7 2007, 01:56 PM djellison About time We should have been doing UHF relay f... Sep 7 2007, 03:30 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (djellison @ Sep 7 2007, 05:30 AM) ... Sep 7 2007, 05:44 PM ustrax Here's a gift for the weekend for all of you d... Oct 26 2007, 04:51 PM nprev Freakin' awesome...thanks, Rui!
Man...th... Oct 26 2007, 11:08 PM ustrax You're welcome nprev...
Did you see the size ... Oct 29 2007, 10:28 AM nprev Ohh, yeah...more power, more power!!! ... Oct 29 2007, 11:14 AM centsworth_II As I understand, during landing site selection, th... Oct 29 2007, 06:51 PM ustrax Stu, our intrepid reporter got some goodies from M... Apr 1 2008, 09:01 AM Stu I'm always amazed and grateful when these guys... Apr 1 2008, 12:04 PM nprev An absolutely terrific article, Stu; outstanding w... Apr 1 2008, 12:42 PM ustrax Doug, you took my expression too literally...I was... Apr 2 2008, 04:02 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (ustrax @ Apr 2 2008, 11:02 AM) ...... Apr 2 2008, 04:17 PM ustrax QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Apr 2 2008, 05:17 ... Apr 2 2008, 04:40 PM jamescanvin QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Apr 2 2008, 05:17 ... Apr 2 2008, 07:13 PM Stu QUOTE (ustrax @ Apr 2 2008, 05:02 PM) whi... Apr 2 2008, 09:03 PM djellison It's the Spring Bank Holiday Monday James WI... Apr 2 2008, 07:22 PM SpaceListener Now it is 45 days away from landing on Mars. As th... Apr 9 2008, 07:21 PM ugordan QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Apr 9 2008, 09:21 ... Apr 9 2008, 07:44 PM dmuller I believe it's more of a "straight-in-and... Apr 13 2008, 08:34 AM edstrick Cruise, terminal approach, jettison of the cruise ... Apr 13 2008, 08:42 AM Stu Congratulations to Rui for organising this evening... Apr 14 2008, 07:44 PM Stu For those people who haven't yet taken a look ... Apr 15 2008, 06:21 PM AndyG The answers and info were good, Stu - but:
... Apr 16 2008, 08:42 AM nprev Quick question, if anybody knows: Does Phoenix hav... Apr 23 2008, 12:53 AM nprev On another topic, our own ustrax has scored yet an... Apr 25 2008, 12:10 AM Stu Great simulated view pic up on the Phoenix blog... May 5 2008, 05:32 AM ustrax And another one in Mark Lemmon's latest blog e... May 6 2008, 10:16 AM Phil Stooke http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/H...x_Adv... May 6 2008, 06:18 PM akuo Finally. The landing is under three weeks away, an... May 6 2008, 06:31 PM imipak QUOTE (akuo @ May 6 2008, 07:31 PM) The l... May 6 2008, 07:56 PM Stu You want news? Here's news...! Emily has ... May 6 2008, 10:26 PM Juramike QUOTE (Stu @ May 6 2008, 06:26 PM) ...som... May 7 2008, 12:34 AM nprev I dunno, Mike; this part of Mars is looking a lot ... May 7 2008, 12:39 AM ustrax Nice...
Things are getting pretty exciting...
al... May 7 2008, 09:08 AM Stu Congratulations to Rui for another outstanding Q... May 8 2008, 04:25 PM ustrax Thanks man!
That was a great two-hours hour...... May 8 2008, 04:42 PM nprev That was fun, and very interesting. Congratulation... May 9 2008, 02:10 AM ustrax QUOTE (nprev @ May 9 2008, 03:10 AM) Wish... May 9 2008, 04:28 PM nprev Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy... COOL! I got at lea... May 9 2008, 05:00 PM ustrax Your questions are always decent man...
Hope the... May 9 2008, 07:18 PM vmcgregor Don't know if you've noticed, but we poste... May 9 2008, 08:43 PM climber QUOTE (vmcgregor @ May 9 2008, 10:43 PM) ... May 12 2008, 03:36 PM djellison Thank's for the heads-up Veronica
"The ... May 9 2008, 08:47 PM akuo Thanks for the information. I was looking forward ... May 9 2008, 08:48 PM Stu For anyone putting together Outreach material for ... May 10 2008, 08:13 AM climber BTW, Ustrax, there's a nice picture on the pre... May 12 2008, 03:40 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (climber @ May 12 2008, 10:40 AM) .... May 12 2008, 05:06 PM climber QUOTE (centsworth_II @ May 12 2008, 07:06... May 12 2008, 09:03 PM ustrax QUOTE (climber @ May 12 2008, 04:40 PM) B... May 13 2008, 09:32 AM remcook Maybe if we had HiRise before oppy arrived... May 13 2008, 08:22 AM akuo Today's press conference about Phoenix is on a... May 13 2008, 08:04 PM dvandorn Hey -- we get to see tiny little peces of Mars und... May 13 2008, 08:08 PM Stu Fascinating briefing, I heard it the first time, a... May 13 2008, 08:22 PM climber Doug, are we going to have a "arm" one w... May 13 2008, 08:34 PM edstrick "...so there'll be no jaw-dropping pictur... May 14 2008, 05:55 AM Stu I know we're all going to be sat here on Landi... May 14 2008, 07:07 AM Sunspot I think i'm going to be too nervous to watch t... May 14 2008, 07:36 AM Stu Like you'll be able to stop yourself...! May 14 2008, 07:46 AM ElkGroveDan This would be the appropriate time to point out ho... May 14 2008, 03:01 PM climber QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 14 2008, 05:01 P... May 14 2008, 03:55 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (climber @ May 14 2008, 07:55 AM) I... May 14 2008, 05:08 PM climber QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ May 14 2008, 07:08 P... May 14 2008, 06:19 PM vmcgregor QUOTE Lucky man! I don't even know how I w... May 14 2008, 05:42 PM volcanopele Not sure how I'll be watching. It is a good p... May 14 2008, 06:25 PM nprev VP, if you get in, we want pics (if they allow tha... May 14 2008, 08:51 PM |
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