Curiosity Lands!! MSL on Mars

Hashy's picture
Submitted by Hashy on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 07:31

Mornin,

So this afternoon should be the do or die moment for the billion dollar rover.

9 hours from now, so about 2-3 this afternoon for us east coast Aussies.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html

Landing coverage LIVE NOW on NASA TV – http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

EDIT: Check this out.. Can watch the whole thing simulated!!! Avast sandbox complained but its good! Try it!. http://eyes.nasa.gov/index.html

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Robag's picture

It Was on the radio this moring

Submitted by Robag on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 10:44.

Nerd alert! here’s a short video explaining how the Mars Curiosity rover should land. If it ploughs into the surface of Mars at 200 plus miles an hour, at least you’ll know why. A lot of stuff has to go right for it to work!

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Robag

Hashy's picture

Nice Vid Ro

Submitted by Hashy on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 10:59.

Great video that one Robag. Tells the story. Really recommend everybody give that one a watch before the landing this afternoon.

5 and a half hours ( give or take 15mins) till landing!

Hashy's picture

Cruise Stage Sep

Submitted by Hashy on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 15:59.

EDIT: Cruise state separation in 15 minutes

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Touchdown in 30

Submitted by Hashy on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 16:01.

Touchdown in 30 minutes.

Hashy's picture

F**K YEA!!!!!!!

Submitted by Hashy on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 16:38.

That was FUCKING awesome. Congrats NASA. That was fucking brilliant

First raw rear haz cam image has come thru.

Awesome sh!t. Great to watch on that simulator!!!!

ltmon's picture

Science!

Submitted by ltmon on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 16:40.

Fuck yeah.

chipper's picture

^^

Submitted by chipper on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 19:43.

Damn clever stuff that! lets hope the pics and info keep coming!!

n0mad's picture

Awsum just awsum

Submitted by n0mad on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 21:06.

m0rning All
Well thanX again t0 the Hashy f0r reminding us all 0f the r0b0ts we send fr0m this planet 0ut int0 the reaches 0f space….

Great Full Summary can be f0und Here

n0mad
Funny Stuff

Sha8doW's picture

Sorry NASA but...

Submitted by Sha8doW on Mon, 06/08/2012 - 21:20.

Pics or it didnt happen!

ltmon's picture

Pics

Submitted by ltmon on Tue, 07/08/2012 - 10:57.

Here’s a picture of the descent as seen from the orbiter:

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673736main_PIA15978-full_full.jpg

And here’s a diagram of where the craft landed.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia15981.html

3 million km travelled, and only 2km off center!

immrbob's picture

gogo america

Submitted by immrbob on Fri, 10/08/2012 - 00:15.

London has olympics, america takes spotlight with landing on mars, mabye americans aren’t so dumb after all?

Hashy's picture

as a friend said..

Submitted by Hashy on Tue, 14/08/2012 - 15:05.

Takes them 6 hours to get the olympics across the Atlantic… Took NASA like 12 minutes to get their data from halfway across the solar system… NBC/BBC/Shiny Karl, seriously lame!

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