Mars Curiosity Rover

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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2408054,00.asp

 

On final approach and scheduled to land at 1:31AM Monday

[Philly McButterpants]

I really wish I were on the west coast for this. Would loooove to watch this live.

 

BTW, twitter-holics can follow @MarsCuriosity.

Edited August 5, 2012 by Fatty McButterpants

[DrDawkinstein]

Even crazier, NASA is going to use a different satellite, already orbiting Mars, to capture the landing on camera. Think about the planning, and math that has to go into something like this!!

 

http://www.universetoday.com/96576/hirise-camera-to-attempt-imaging-curiositys-descent-to-mars/

[Fan in San Diego]

Even crazier, NASA is going to use a different satellite, already orbiting Mars, to capture the landing on camera. Think about the planning, and math that has to go into something like this!!

 

http://www.universetoday.com/96576/hirise-camera-to-attempt-imaging-curiositys-descent-to-mars/

 

Yes the engineering that goes into these projects is mind boggling.

[Beerball]

Even crazier, NASA is going to use a different satellite, already orbiting Mars, to capture the landing on camera. Think about the planning, and math that has to go into something like this!!

 

http://www.universetoday.com/96576/hirise-camera-to-attempt-imaging-curiositys-descent-to-mars/

I'm going to need a bigger eraser!

[Optometric Insight]

I can imagine the aliens on Mars seeing Curiosity land and freaking out, thinking that its the end of the world for them. When they find out its from Earth, they would realize their not alone and get frightened, starting the up-to-date reality TV show, Star Wars! Only this show would be on CNN and all the news shows.

[IDBillzFan]

If you haven't seent his video, it's outstanding.

 

Back in 2009, my son was enamored with the Mars Rovers, and signed up to have his name etched on a chip currently on the Curiosity. Two years ago we went to a JPL open house (they hold a massive open house once a year) and saw Curiousity in a clean room being completed, and last November we flew to Florida to watch its launch. Needless to say, we'll be watching tonight.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_Af_o9Q9s

[McBeane]

If you haven't seent his video, it's outstanding.

 

Back in 2009, my son was enamored with the Mars Rovers, and signed up to have his name etched on a chip currently on the Curiosity. Two years ago we went to a JPL open house (they hold a massive open house once a year) and saw Curiousity in a clean room being completed, and last November we flew to Florida to watch its launch. Needless to say, we'll be watching tonight.

 

youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_Af_o9Q9s

 

That's a really cool video, thanks for sharing it. I'll definitely try to be up to watch this tonight. Do you know what channel it's supposed to be on?

[DrDawkinstein]

They are streaming it here. The feed starts at 11:30EST tonight.

 

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/nasatv/

[truth on hold]

If there ever was life on mars its likely long gone by now with the absence of an atmosphere and dried up water beds.

 

The far more promising places are moons like titan and Europa of jupiter, the latter likely having a large and warm ocean underneath its surface that could support life. Be unprecenfted on earth if there weren't life in such an environment.

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)

 

They act like a billion dollar mission to address these most intriguinimg and fundamental questions is a stretch, when its nothing compared to the trillions we spend on eveything else annually.

Edited August 5, 2012 by Joe_the_6_pack

[Just Jack]

If there ever was life on mars its likely long gone by now with the absence of an atmosphere and dried up water beds.

 

The far more promising places are moons like titan and Europa of jupiter, the latter likely having a large and warm ocean underneath its surface that could support life. Be unprecenfted on earth if there weren't life in such an environment.

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)

 

They act like a billion dollar mission to address these most intriguinimg and fundamental questions is a stretch, when its nothing compared to the trillions we spend on eveything else annually.

Check out 2061....

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2061:_Odyssey_Three

[spartacus]

Even crazier, NASA is going to use a different satellite, already orbiting Mars, to capture the landing on camera. Think about the planning, and math that has to go into something like this!!

 

http://www.universet...escent-to-mars/

probably the same satellite that filmed Neil Armstrong stepping on the Moon.

 

 

 

[Max Fischer]

Anderson Cooper will report live in a tight, black spacesuit.

[ajzepp]

Wow, very cool. If anyone has a Roku box (if you don't, then GET one!!), the NASA channel is available in HD for free.

[truth on hold]

Wow that was exciting, the first IMAGE of the dusty landing spot kind of amazing but also disturbing.

[DrDawkinstein]

Touchdown confirmed! Everything went off as planned. Amazing!! Images on the way...

[ajzepp]

This is the new standard for the term "epic". Congrats to all these hugging nerds...I'm in awe of them. Truly.

[ExiledInIllinois]

Anybody see it live? The servers must have been jammed... I mean Rosened... ;-) ;-) I had to reboot my computer! :-(

[ajzepp]

yep, it was amazing watching that...wasn't really much to see in terms of mars, but watching the NASA people was fun

[Jon in Pasadena]

I live within walking distance of JPL. I thought I heard some whooping at touchdown confirmation. A friend of mine was working in the control room. I saw him on the live feed; he was waving a paper cut-out puppet like a maniac after touchdown. Gonna have to ask him wtf was up with that.

Edited August 6, 2012 by Jon in Pasadena