chrisolson Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 You can catch the commentary of the landing sequence - so called 7 minutes of terror. - tomorrow Feb 18 coverage starts 2:15 p.m. EST (11:15 a.m. PST) on Feb. 18 at https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive 1 Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Here’s what it looked like last time I saw it. Guess we find out tomorrow if all the pieces went together correctly. 1 Link to comment
Hosstage Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Who among us hasn't had a couple extra parts leftover after assembly? It'll be fine! 2 Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Happening now, touchdown expected at 3:55PM Eastern Time. I remember being really awed by the complexity and audacity of the "skycrane" landing plan for Curiosity ~10 years ago, but it worked perfectly, and now they're doing it again. And for added fun, they're also bringing a helicopter this time. Edited February 18, 2021 by Joe Frickin' Friday Can't tell the difference between Eastern and Central Time Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Mission Control "clean" video/audio live-stream feed: Link to comment
fourteenfour Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I am watching on twitch, Link to comment
Selden Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I have been a space geek since adolescence. I watched the final five minutes of the descent and landing. WOW! I just heard one of the mission team refer to the landing as "7 minutes of terror." I am in geek heaven. Congratulations to the JPL mission team! Continuing coverage: Link to comment
chrisolson Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 It is truly an amazing triumph of science and engineering to pull it off successfully. With all the BS in the world, this is an event that had me pounding my desk and shouting in enjoyment , encouragement and appreciation along with the all the folks at NASA and JPL as each successful phase of the landing was called out ! Rock on Perseverance Eagerly awaiting more data on how close they hit the expected landing location and the first flight of Ingenuity, the helicopter Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 35 minutes ago, chrisolson said: Eagerly awaiting ................. the first flight of Ingenuity, the helicopter This will be the best part. Heres Derek’s (Veritasium) report. 1 1 Link to comment
Bud Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 What a great accomplishment. The chances of success were low because of how many different systems had to work without error, the most critical independent of human control. In contrast, I just watched Ken Burns film on H. Nelson's trip by auto from SF to NYC in 1903. What vast changes were taking place at the turn of the century. Trains, planes and automobiles. Link to comment
realshelby Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Wouldn't you need turbo or supercharging to pull wheelies in the thin atmosphere of Mars? Link to comment
Hosstage Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Electric motorcycle finally finds its place! 1 Link to comment
Selden Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I heard yesterday that the design of the rocket engines for the final descent is 50 years old. The original manufacturer is no longer in business, and JPL had to find a new supplier. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Link to comment
Selden Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 This image from the descent is the coolest I have seen to date: Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Selden said: This image from the descent is the coolest I have seen to date: I wish they could have captured that as video. I may be remembering wrong, but I thought they were going to be sending video footage from the heli once it starts flying missions? Link to comment
chrisolson Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, Joe Frickin' Friday said: I wish they could have captured that as video. I believe they did ... as well as audio ...it will take some time due to bandwidth and priority for it to become available 10 minutes ago, Joe Frickin' Friday said: I may be remembering wrong, but I thought they were going to be sending video footage from the heli once it starts flying missions? Not wrong ... video is expected ...but Ingenuity won't be ready to fly for at least another 30 days. Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, chrisolson said: I believe they did ... as well as audio ...it will take some time due to bandwidth and priority for it to become available Not wrong ... video is expected ...but Ingenuity won't be ready to fly for at least another 30 days. Yep.... Here’s Scott Manley’s update..... Link to comment
Rougarou Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 22 hours ago, Selden said: This image from the descent is the coolest I have seen to date: That looks familiar. Not me, but I know the feeling of being dope on a rope Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Complete video of Perseverance descent and landing (this time I'm not joking): Link to comment
John Ranalletta Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Joe Frickin' Friday said: Complete video of Perseverance descent and landing (this time I'm not joking): Thanks. Link to comment
chrisolson Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 Interesting overview of the where the various parts of the craft ended up ... Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Here’s Scott’s latest vid and here’s his vid on the rover Curiosity’s mission to get a sense of things to come from Perseverance. Link to comment
fourteenfour Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 that landing video, 3 minute one, is a close second for to me my favorite launch/landing video sequence and number one was watching Space X land two boosters side by side which was straight up science fiction come to life Link to comment
lawnchairboy Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-perseverance-rover-parachute-hidden-message-binary-code/ Link to comment
Rougarou Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 51 minutes ago, Hosstage said: Nerds! 1 Link to comment
Rougarou Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Yep, they landed on 29 Palms, I've dug quite a few holes out there,....hopefully rover doesn't fall in one. Link to comment
Paul De Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 1:14 PM, chrisolson said: Interesting overview of the where the various parts of the craft ended up ... Isn’t that littering? Good thing the ecoterrorist group Earth Liberation Front limited their charter to Earth, or JPL would have their parking lot plugged with protesters and sugaring of their gas tanks. 1 Link to comment
Rougarou Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, Paul De said: Isn’t that littering? Good thing the ecoterrorist group Earth Liberation Front limited their charter to Earth, or JPL would have their parking lot plugged with protesters and sugaring of their gas tanks. In one of my anti-terrorisom classes a few years ago, and this was after 9/11, the question was asked which terrorist group costs the U. S. the most. AQ, Taliban, skinheads, nazi's, and many other answers. Instructor replied ELF,......not even on anyone in the classes radar,....it was a wow moment. Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 9:39 AM, Paul De said: Isn’t that littering? Link to comment
Selden Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow! I just watched the March 5 NASA live stream update on Perseverance. It's hard to believe that the first Mars landing occurred in 1971. Image quality has improved by leaps and bounds since then. The Perseverance landing site has been named for one of my favorite SF writers, Octavia Butler. Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 hour ago, TEWKS said: Darn Kids! And here’s the real one..... https://youtu.be/E96Z6R1Gd8M Link to comment
TEWKS Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 2 hours ago, ESokoloff said: And here’s the real one..... https://youtu.be/E96Z6R1Gd8M Your link took me here the hard way. (Copy & Paste) I’m assuming this was the destination? Link to comment
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