/dev/null Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2408054,00.asp On final approach and scheduled to land at 1:31AM Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly McButterpants Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optometric Insight Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBeane Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 They are streaming it here. The feed starts at 11:30EST tonight. http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/nasatv/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Anderson Cooper will report live in a tight, black spacesuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Wow that was exciting, the first IMAGE of the dusty landing spot kind of amazing but also disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Touchdown confirmed! Everything went off as planned. Amazing!! Images on the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 This is the new standard for the term "epic". Congrats to all these hugging nerds...I'm in awe of them. Truly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Anybody see it live? The servers must have been jammed... I mean Rosened... ;-) ;-) I had to reboot my computer! :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 yep, it was amazing watching that...wasn't really much to see in terms of mars, but watching the NASA people was fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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