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MSL Cruise Phase

nprev View Member Profile	Nov 26 2011, 03:50 PM Post #101
Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602	Okay, we're off and running! Please post all comments relating to MSL's transit to Mars here. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.

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nprev MSL Cruise Phase Nov 26 2011, 03:50 PM

stevesliva I found this article interesting: http://spaceflig... Mar 13 2012, 02:46 AM

DLM Forgive me if this has already been answered, but ... Mar 19 2012, 02:04 AM

Astro0 A quick search of the Forum revealed this http://w... Mar 19 2012, 11:46 AM

Explorer1 TCM #2 complete... http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/n... Mar 27 2012, 05:45 AM

MahFL I like the way they are a slightly cautious, sayin... Mar 27 2012, 10:06 AM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (MahFL @ Mar 27 2012, 02:06 AM) I l... Mar 27 2012, 06:06 PM

tedstryk QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 27 2012, 07:06 P... Mar 27 2012, 08:08 PM

climber QUOTE (tedstryk @ Mar 27 2012, 09:08 PM) ... Mar 27 2012, 08:57 PM

MahFL Talking of landing day, I took the Monday off from... Mar 31 2012, 02:36 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (MahFL @ Mar 31 2012, 10:36 AM) ...... Mar 31 2012, 06:27 PM

charborob I will be on vacation also during that crucial wee... Mar 31 2012, 08:44 PM

Paolo QUOTE (charborob @ Mar 31 2012, 10:44 PM)... Apr 2 2012, 12:56 PM

Oersted As long as you eat peanuts at the appointed time t... Mar 31 2012, 11:04 PM

Phil Stooke I'll be in transit between a week in Tofino an... Apr 2 2012, 06:49 PM

Hungry4info Curiosity's Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) Acquires ... May 4 2012, 10:29 PM

Oersted I'm sure our image wizards can coax some more ... May 5 2012, 12:08 AM

walfy There doesn't seem to be any detail hidden in ... May 10 2012, 04:44 AM

djellison You can see some of the carbon figre textures to t... May 10 2012, 04:39 PM

PDP8E Here is my take on the 'forward mobility cable... May 11 2012, 03:44 AM

djellison I've looked at most of the publicly available ... May 11 2012, 06:11 AM

PDP8E Doug, Thanks for digging those images out ! A... May 11 2012, 11:54 PM

atomoid yes amazing.. and fun little 'easter eggs... May 12 2012, 12:25 AM

nprev QUOTE (atomoid @ May 11 2012, 05:25 PM) ... May 12 2012, 12:48 AM

ustrax t-minus 60 days. ...and counting. Jun 6 2012, 04:40 PM

djellison It's a 1909 penny. Had MSL launch in 2009 - it... May 12 2012, 12:30 AM

fredk NASA Hosts Teleconference About Rover En Route To ... Jun 9 2012, 02:20 PM

djellison Look out for some landing ellipse news. Jun 9 2012, 02:47 PM

RoverDriver QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 9 2012, 07:47 AM) ... Jun 9 2012, 03:53 PM

djellison Monday - 9am Pacific. Jun 10 2012, 12:17 AM

DEChengst New landing elipse: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_p... Jun 11 2012, 04:06 PM

SteveM QUOTE (DEChengst @ Jun 11 2012, 11:06 AM)... Jun 12 2012, 03:00 AM

nprev Do you have a link for this teflon problem, or was... Jun 12 2012, 01:08 AM

SFJCody I guess this makes things a little more even in th... Jun 12 2012, 02:10 AM

Paolo QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 12 2012, 03:08 AM) Do ... Jun 12 2012, 08:17 AM

Phil Stooke The teflon thing was in the telecon... I can't... Jun 12 2012, 02:23 AM

Astro0 nprev and others... The teflon issue is mentioned ... Jun 12 2012, 03:20 AM

brellis What are the numbers on "chance of failure... Jun 12 2012, 05:32 AM

djellison QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 11 2012, 09:32 PM) I... Jun 12 2012, 06:52 AM

brellis "Why does it make you any more or less concer... Jun 12 2012, 01:41 PM

djellison QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 12 2012, 06:41 AM) i... Jun 12 2012, 02:51 PM

siravan QUOTE I really want to understand why people think... Jun 12 2012, 11:47 PM

brellis Doug, thanks for the detailed reply. I'll dow... Jun 12 2012, 03:15 PM

djellison QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 12 2012, 08:15 AM) G... Jun 12 2012, 08:48 PM

elakdawalla During my research for my Sky & Tel article on... Jun 12 2012, 03:41 PM

Tesheiner QUOTE I really want to understand why people think... Jun 12 2012, 03:44 PM

algorimancer My only real concern with MSL's EDL is the dep... Jun 12 2012, 04:43 PM

elakdawalla QUOTE (algorimancer @ Jun 12 2012, 09:43 ... Jun 12 2012, 05:06 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (algorimancer @ Jun 12 2012, 11:43 ... Jun 13 2012, 12:14 AM

ElkGroveDan I'm going to guess that because the MERs have ... Jun 12 2012, 05:20 PM

Explorer1 We could easily extrapolate and say any moving par... Jun 12 2012, 05:26 PM

elakdawalla Amen, Explorer1! Let me add a general comment... Jun 12 2012, 05:34 PM

Gsnorgathon I think part of the unease with MSL EDL - especial... Jun 12 2012, 09:58 PM

djellison QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Jun 12 2012, 02:58 P... Jun 13 2012, 12:24 AM

brellis hi Emily algorimancer pinpoints my concern -- we... Jun 12 2012, 10:20 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (brellis @ Jun 12 2012, 05:20 PM) a... Jun 13 2012, 12:05 AM

elakdawalla I hope you will not be surprised to learn that tha... Jun 12 2012, 11:02 PM

brellis Emily, I am happy to tell you that I am not surpri... Jun 12 2012, 11:39 PM

elakdawalla I'll admit to having a brief "oh my god w... Jun 13 2012, 12:37 AM

MahFL I love these insights to MSL. Sometimes we followe... Jun 13 2012, 02:11 AM

climber I think Doug wrote it, we know MER worked and we h... Jun 13 2012, 09:55 AM

Oersted My fear with regard to the landing would stem from... Jun 14 2012, 12:30 AM

nprev Yes, I believe that it's quite safe indeed to ... Jun 14 2012, 03:01 AM

elakdawalla John Grotzinger told me that at the outset the eng... Jun 14 2012, 03:56 AM

Oersted QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 14 2012, 05:56 A... Jun 16 2012, 10:40 AM

pospa QUOTE (Oersted @ Jun 16 2012, 12:40 PM) D... Jun 16 2012, 12:52 PM

djellison The sky crane phase is also very brief, just a few... Jun 14 2012, 05:01 AM

Stu Bottom line: the guys behind this are almost super... Jun 14 2012, 05:25 AM

pospa For those who still doubt about skycrane system ro... Jun 14 2012, 07:19 AM

djellison Someone was asking about the actual mechanism that... Jun 14 2012, 10:41 PM

elakdawalla Oy. I was on the Google+ Space Hangout this mornin... Jun 15 2012, 12:04 AM

SFJCody People were skeptical of airbags before Pathfinder... Jun 15 2012, 02:01 AM

Oersted QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jun 15 2012, 02:04 A... Jun 16 2012, 10:43 AM

Oersted Thanks! Jun 16 2012, 06:01 PM

DavidVicari Does the decent stage have its own computer? I fig... Jun 18 2012, 07:47 AM

pospa The spacecraft’s main computer inside the ro... Jun 18 2012, 10:06 AM

djellison Only change to that I know of is that the flyaway ... Jun 18 2012, 01:38 PM

pospa Thanks for the update, good to know. So, if fly... Jun 18 2012, 02:07 PM

djellison Several hundred meters. It depends exactly how mu... Jun 18 2012, 03:29 PM

ElkGroveDan Is there any return of telemetry from the descent ... Jun 18 2012, 04:01 PM

djellison Nope - that would invoke a bunch of engineering re... Jun 18 2012, 04:18 PM

elakdawalla Folks, I will be hosting a "Cosmoquest Scienc... Jun 19 2012, 12:16 AM

brellis The 'presentation' in pospa's Post #16... Jun 19 2012, 01:05 AM

ElkGroveDan Emily you might ask him to also compare and contra... Jun 19 2012, 01:52 AM

djellison The MSL descent stage MLE's are infact derived... Jun 19 2012, 04:56 AM

Astro0 Not only 7 Minutes of Terror but another 13 minute... Jun 23 2012, 10:45 AM

SteveM About 20 seconds in as the narrator discusses how ... Jun 23 2012, 05:10 PM

nprev Well, it's been a great cruise phase! The ... Jun 23 2012, 05:35 PM

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