Groanup Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Watched it (the control center anyway) online. Very exciting stuff!
Selden Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Touchdown Speed: 0.6739m/s Vertical and 0.044m/s Horizontal. 1.5 mph is a pretty soft landing after 154 million miles!
Downs Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Indeed. This is the kind of stuff people should be excited about. To think right now 100 million miles away something built by the hands of man made it though space and landed on an "alien" planet and is now driving around taking pictures. Amazing. This doesn't diminish the first rovers to make it to Mars either those were technological wonders in their own right.
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Indeed. This is the kind of stuff people should be excited about. To think right now 100 million miles away something built by the hands of man made it though space and landed on an "alien" planet and is now driving around taking pictures. Amazing. As cool as this is, it's happened several times already, starting with Viking 1 back in the mid 1970's. I'm more impressed that Curiosity's method of vehicle delivery actually worked properly; it was amazingly complex.
Kathy R Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 It is amazing to live in these times. I wonder what we'll learn as a result of this mission. To think that folks have been working on this for more than 10 years. I'm very happy for them and for their determination. I remember my own father saying that we'd never land on the moon. I saw this the other day and it cracks me up no end.
DaveTheAffable Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 It is amazing to live in these times. I wonder what we'll learn as a result of this mission. To think that folks have been working on this for more than 10 years. I'm very happy for them and for their determination. I remember my own father saying that we'd never land on the moon. I saw this the other day and it cracks me up no end. It scares me that I know who Alice Kramden is......
Downs Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Indeed. This is the kind of stuff people should be excited about. To think right now 100 million miles away something built by the hands of man made it though space and landed on an "alien" planet and is now driving around taking pictures. Amazing. As cool as this is, it's happened several times already, starting with Viking 1 back in the mid 1970's. I'm more impressed that Curiosity's method of vehicle delivery actually worked properly; it was amazingly complex. Hence the part you cut out of my original post This doesn't diminish the first rovers to make it to Mars either those were technological wonders in their own right. But you are right the skyhook method was way more complex than a parachute and airbag method :lol:
ERdok Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Oh, I see now.................thought for a minute you were showing off your mammogram I know, us medical types just ain't right
Selden Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Today's XKCD comic: That's awfully close to the mark. Can't do that stuff like I could when in college.
Bud Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 We live in an exciting age! And I just came in from the garage where I was adjusting the valves on my R 1100 R, hardly high tech compared to what is is the showroom today. But riding is riding and it doesn't much matter what you are on.
BerndM Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 Touchdown Speed: 0.6739m/s Vertical and 0.044m/s Horizontal. 1.5 mph is a pretty soft landing after 154 million miles! The total distance the craft traveled was actually closer to 350 million miles
RonStewart Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 Indeed. This is the kind of stuff people should be excited about. To think right now 100 million miles away something built by the hands of man made it though space and landed on an "alien" planet and is now driving around taking pictures. Amazing. As cool as this is, it's happened several times already, starting with Viking 1 back in the mid 1970's. I'm more impressed that Curiosity's method of vehicle delivery actually worked properly; it was amazingly complex. Hence the part you cut out of my original post This doesn't diminish the first rovers to make it to Mars either those were technological wonders in their own right. But you are right the skyhook method was way more complex than a parachute and airbag method :lol: But, Downs, there were other successful probes on Mars before the rovers. The USSR landed Mars 3 in 1971, but it only transmitted a corrupted image before it stopped signalling after 15 seconds. NASA's two Vikings in the mid 1970s landed using "traditional" hydrazine retro rockets and operated for five and six years. They didn't travel once they had landed, of course. They launched 20 years before the launch of Sojourner. Your original remark missed the Vikings, and I suspect that Mitch was trying to draw your attention to them. If he hadn't, I would have.
Downs Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 Yes I also knew about those. Believe it or not not all yougins are idiots
Selden Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 More amazement, interactive 360°panorama from Mars: http://www.360cities.net/image/curiosity-rover-martian-solar-day-2#1504.96,14.31,61.5
Albert Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 Amazing how Mars looks just like Arizona. Look just to the left of the sun (in the valley). You can see a 7-11 store. This is probably the same location they filmed Niel Armstrong's fake landing too.
Selden Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 Amazing how Mars looks just like Arizona. Look just to the left of the sun (in the valley). You can see a 7-11 store. This is probably the same location they filmed Niel Armstrong's fake landing too. Here's an aerial of the desert just south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: And here's a portion of an aerial image of the alleged Mount Sharp landing area: The original HD image (19663x1452) is available here: http://www.uahirise.org/images/2012/details/cut/mt-sharp-oblique.jpg It's time to put on our tinfoil hats.
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