Wow look at all that plumbing !

Wow! We should almost start thinking about this mission then! It looks almost ready to go.

This is a wonderful feeling to watch as developing as a great project.
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More photos:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/spotlight/20081119.html

I've found where our back seat driver seat is, I've found where our back seat driver seat is, I've found where our back seat driver seat is...
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Hi gang, missed you all!

I was very lucky to enjoy a tour of JPL last week - long story, will write it up later when my eyes can focus properly! - and was lucky enough to see this stunning sight whilst looking into the High Bay...

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Stunning sight, it really was, I almost had to be dragged away from the window! Must have been a dozen people scurrying around down there in the white bunny suits, very busy... but just a little overwhelming to think that the next time I see that huge backshell will be on images taken by HiRISE or MSL itself after it's hit the surface...

Anyway, more later.... zzzzzz....

Patiently... waiting...

No - you're not waiting patiently...you're posting on a thread, and your post may say 'patiently' - but what it means is PICTURES NOW PICTURES NOW PICTURES NOW. If you were actually being patient - we wouldn't know about it.


Fortunately - http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...20&start=20

Actually, there aren't any more photos of MSL showing anything except the same view; the rig didn't turn at all while we were in the observation gallery, so we just saw the same side all the time. Pretty amazing view it was tho! Here's a larger version if anyone's interested...

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... and a wider angle view, too...

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...I'm gonna go with "Holy ****, it's ******* HUGE!" Wow!

Thanks for the great shots, Stu!

Oh no, not more pictures of this wretched contraption; we've seen it all before. Yaaawwwwwwwn.... borrrrrrr-rrrrinng! As someone said on the other thread, I'll definitely be doing everything I can to make sure I avoid this "JLP" place in future. It's nothing special, anyway -- flying to another planet's really easy. Actually, I've thought of several easy ways their spaceship thingy could be improved*, but they only seem to hire deadbeats and dropouts, and never reply to my letters, no matter how carefully I crayon the address. Anyway, it's all been done before, so - nothing to see here...

(In other words - the pics are great, thanks for sharing! )

(* e.g., why not add a wind turbine? Then the batteries could be recharged to stop them going flat! NB, they have to pay me royalties if they use that idea!!!one1!)

What I would really like to see with MSL is something like the old "Athena rover updates". Those were great.

Check out spotlight on Mars for Dec 8. on the thermal control unit of MSL.
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/spotlight/20081208.html

Now that's a lot of piping!