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7 Minutes of Terror: Curiosity Rover's Risky Mars Landing
How do you get a 2,000 pound Mini Cooper from 13,000 mph to zero in a thin atmosphere?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2I8AoB1xgU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4boyXQuUIw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_rover
What sets Curiosity apart from other Mars Rovers?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._1215_D521.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1coV7XqE1M
Is Curiosity the first to land without "airbags" surrounding it ? Sounds like it's going to land much the same way as the Lunar Landers did. Only with no on-board pilot.
Thats a great animation. I like how they jetison the jet propelled lowering platform ater the curiosity hits the ground.
American exceptionalism no doubt.
Lockheeds been our customer for years and Ive met some of the mars rover engineers and the shuttle. rescue plane engineers.
Some of those guys are absolutely high functioning autistic or exibit those characteristics.
I don't have youtube access. :(
Viking 1 was the first successful Mars lander to send back useful scientific data. It used thrusters to land on Mars on 20 July 1976.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nuclrchiller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sagan_Viking.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_program
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_landing
Scroll down to see Mars exploration timeline:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_Mars
I read about this landing. The animation is awesome. I sure hope it works. It looks like alot could go wrong.
Desert testing: Dumont Dunes, Mojave Desert, near Death Valley.
http://news.discovery.com/space/phot...ts-120514.html
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-135
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14DG47uhlJs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn0azajwURk
Transport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgM_kWJkkQY
Launch, with 4 SRB's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-LudR2pQyU
Journey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r0B-sJuqwA
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv...ce-laboratory/
Landing Site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTJZUQgcS6U
Commo
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article...._p0-477279.xml
Yeah but waaay back then Captain Kirk and Spock were on the payroll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Space Racer
I work for Lockheed in the facility that made a whole bunch of the parts for MSL. I assure you, I am not autistic or exhibit those characteristics! :gah:Quote:
Originally Posted by Six
Rover Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOPW8aAcgE
Dusty Panels
http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8...8fd26aa970b-pi
Radiation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjdUmXEKLis
Life Signs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1kaQC4NGpE
The Planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOsGh5XLLwI
History
http://www.space.com/16566-mars-land...curiosity.html
http://www.space.com/11790-mars-spac...ed-planet.html
http://www.space.com/10930-mars-land...ploration.html
http://www.space.com/16496-mars-land...-timeline.html
----Graphics
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...fm?id=mars-map
http://www.space.com/12404-mars-expl...vers-1971.html
http://www.space.com/16575-mars-expl...fographic.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...-mars-timeline
----Comprehensive MSL History
http://www.space.com/13677-nasa-mars...-coverage.html
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/mission/timeline/launch/
Mission Updates
http://www.space.com/16385-curiosity...aboratory.html
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/msl_landing.cfm
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimed...iLab&ImageOf=0
https://www.facebook.com/MarsCuriosity
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl
----JPL
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/news/whatsnew/
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/participate/
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
----Possible Live Video Links
http://www.livestream.com/spacefligh...gn=footerlinks
http://www.livestream.com/floridatoday_space
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-mobile
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2