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post Jul 31 2012, 12:59 PM
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It's gettin' near that time. smile.gif

Please post all comments regarding the last portion of Curiosity's voyage to Gale Crater here; thanks!


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post Aug 5 2012, 06:42 AM
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Redstone, thanks for that link. I wonder if that over 10 percent failure probability is why JPL isn't too keen to use any more bouncing ball landings on Mars....
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post Aug 5 2012, 11:33 AM
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QUOTE (gpurcell @ Aug 5 2012, 06:42 AM) *
Redstone, thanks for that link. I wonder if that over 10 percent failure probability is why JPL isn't too keen to use any more bouncing ball landings on Mars....


Airbags are not off the menu, they just could not design any strong enough for the weight of MSL, so rockets were needed.
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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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