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Title: Who will be watching Curiosity land on Mars?
Post by: Fud on August 03, 2012, 08:15:12 PM: I didn't realize how big that thing is until I saw pics of scientists standing next to it!
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Post by: Wildcat1 on August 03, 2012, 08:19:06 PM: When is it supposed to land? Are they going to show a real-time computer rendering of it, or does it have some kind of camera for entry?
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Post by: Fud on August 03, 2012, 08:23:45 PM: NASA has a bunch of info a streaming video links etc.
Heres link to NASA http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/msl_landing.cfm
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Post by: Fud on August 03, 2012, 08:25:18 PM: JPL's link http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
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Post by: GScholz on August 03, 2012, 08:37:03 PM: I will for sure!

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,335313.0.html
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Post by: Mongoose on August 03, 2012, 09:31:23 PM: Quote from: Wildcat1 on August 03, 2012, 08:19:06 PM
When is it supposed to land? Are they going to show a real-time computer rendering of it, or does it have some kind of camera for entry?

At this point, a radio signal from Mars will take a little over thirteen and a half minutes to get to Earth (if my calculations are correct). No one will know if it landed safely until about fourteen minutes after the fact.

Talk about your tape delay.....
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Post by: oboe on August 04, 2012, 07:38:15 AM: Will be following with great interest. Good luck, NASA. God speed Curiosoty.

Cool that it will be shown at Times Square: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0731/Where-to-watch-Curiosity-s-Mars-landing-Times-Square. (http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0731/Where-to-watch-Curiosity-s-Mars-landing-Times-Square.)
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Post by: Rich46yo on August 04, 2012, 08:23:59 AM: About 1/2 of them crash. (http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr149/Rich46yo/Funny/bear-palm.jpg)

Lets hope for the best.
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Post by: zack1234 on August 04, 2012, 09:26:44 AM: Its all computer generated and not really happening.

Like landing on the moon it never happened.

:)
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Post by: GScholz on August 04, 2012, 10:17:31 AM: Zack! I swear, I will smack you in the mouth! ;)
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Post by: soda72 on August 04, 2012, 11:16:05 AM: :x
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Post by: zack1234 on August 04, 2012, 11:47:11 AM: :rofl

I like space stuff really :)
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Post by: APDrone on August 04, 2012, 03:33:58 PM: (http://www.angelfire.com/pa/lkmarvin/Pictures/marvinfolder.jpg)
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Post by: RTHolmes on August 04, 2012, 06:55:59 PM: Quote
Who will be watching Curiosity land on Mars?

me. space stuff is really cool :aok
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Post by: Tracerfi on August 04, 2012, 07:03:55 PM: Quote from: APDrone on August 04, 2012, 03:33:58 PM
(http://www.angelfire.com/pa/lkmarvin/Pictures/marvinfolder.jpg)
:rofl
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Post by: Vulcan on August 04, 2012, 07:23:47 PM: Have you guys sorted out your imperial to metric conversions yet :devil
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Post by: ozrocker on August 05, 2012, 07:50:20 AM: Quote from: Wildcat1 on August 03, 2012, 08:19:06 PM
When is it supposed to land? Are they going to show a real-time computer rendering of it, or does it have some kind of camera for entry?
Starts tonight live at 11pm EST, I believe.

:cheers: Oz
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Post by: GScholz on August 05, 2012, 04:08:58 PM: Check out NASA's Eyes on the Solar System: http://eyes.nasa.gov/
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Post by: Dragon on August 05, 2012, 05:55:50 PM: Quote from: oboe on August 04, 2012, 07:38:15 AM
Will be following with great interest. Good luck, NASA. God speed Curiosoty.

Cool that it will be shown at Times Square: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0731/Where-to-watch-Curiosity-s-Mars-landing-Times-Square. (http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0731/Where-to-watch-Curiosity-s-Mars-landing-Times-Square.)

1:30 am on Times Square. Nope, no drunkin eyewitnesses to be had there.... :noid
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Post by: Bruv119 on August 05, 2012, 11:23:35 PM: 90 minutes until landing!!!

come on NASA you can do it!!
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Post by: Fud on August 06, 2012, 12:57:06 AM: CONGRATS NASA!!!!!! :rock
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Post by: GScholz on August 06, 2012, 01:12:32 AM: [Borat] Grrrrreat success! [/Borat]

:rock :cheers:
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Post by: soda72 on August 06, 2012, 02:14:26 AM: :rock
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Post by: Midway on August 06, 2012, 02:19:45 AM: :rock :cheers: :x
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Post by: oboe on August 06, 2012, 09:24:24 PM: :cheers:

Congrats NASA, job well done.
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Post by: titanic3 on August 06, 2012, 09:34:34 PM: (http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2012/08/mt-sharp-first-look.jpg)

Hurray for space exploration. :aok