• NASA to launch Curiosity rover 10:02 a.m. EST Saturday. - Watch live.
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I remember touring the JPL laboratory during the summer of 2010, when they were about halfway through building it. It's fairly large, maybe the size of a small SUV?
So when should I turn on the stream to watch the launch in Sweden?
[QUOTE=StarWarsMan;33436322]I remember touring the JPL laboratory during the summer of 2010, when they were about halfway through building it. It's fairly large, maybe the size of a small SUV?[/QUOTE] No, it's closer to the size of a Mini Cooper. [img]http://i.imgur.com/3t4Kg.jpg[/img] [editline]25th November 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Folstream;33436705]So when should I turn on the stream to watch the launch in Sweden?[/QUOTE] Around 16:00
I work from 1200 to 1500 (I'm in Holland, so It'll be same as Sweden) :dance: I can see a rocket if it/I won't be delayed
Gotta remember to get up and look outside to watch it. Setting alarm now. Love rocket launches here in FL.
[QUOTE=OvB;33436047]I think a 30 minute delay is about as live as you can get from mars. The NASA TV stuff from the control room will be live though.[/QUOTE] Imagine using the internet on the mars...The ping would be massive.
I always wondered how they deal with lag at those huge distances.
I guess Curiosity has a fair degree of automation.
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I want a rover that can record 1080p video at 30 fps These slideshows are getting old Oh and heres an inquery, if dust on solar panels was such a big issue, why didnt they just install a cleaning brush on the rover? [editline]25th November 2011[/editline] And would it kill them to put a microphone on it too? I want to hear mars
[QUOTE=OvB;33436047]I think a 30 minute delay is about as live as you can get from mars. The NASA TV stuff from the control room will be live though.[/QUOTE] fairly sure it's only a 10 minute delay
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;33437836]fairly sure it's only a 10 minute delay[/QUOTE] Fairly sure it depends entirely on how far from Earth it is, a distance which varies depending on where in their orbits both the Earth and Mars actually is. On top of that, there's usually a blackout when Mars is on the oposite side of the Sun as seen from the Earth.
[QUOTE=OvB;33434545]It's gone from important missions being broadcasted on the national news, to only getting a mention after or before launch and a quick video of it. This country care's more about what the Kardashians are doing than historical space launches. You almost have to look this stuff up yourself. That's why I posted this with the launch being hours away still. I wanted everyone to get a chance to hear about it and see it live.[/QUOTE] Honestly, I really appreciate it bro.
About 8ish months ago, I went to a JPL education day, and I saw Curiosity from the viewing area. Really, the hugeness of it doesn't sink in until you see it for real and see that it is the size of a minivan.
Although this crane landing thing does seem a bit risky it actually makes sense. Conceptually, it's just a lander that will 'land' 20-30 feet in the air, then lower the rover.
Woah, 4-5:45 PM for me, I'll be able to watch it. I hope they're successful in this mission. [editline]26th November 2011[/editline] Edit: Nvm. found out. Her name got mentioned.
so what does the laser gun do?
[QUOTE=meppers;33439715]so what does the laser gun do?[/QUOTE] Science, of course. [editline]25th November 2011[/editline] Probably some kind of ranger/ analyzer. Not sure really.
It does [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser-induced_breakdown_spectroscopy]Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.[/url]
Will it be killing any cats?
[QUOTE=Pelf;33439888]It does [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser-induced_breakdown_spectroscopy]Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.[/url][/QUOTE] this is where the aliens think its a gun and kill us all for shooting at a 15,000 year old burial ground for their gods the rocks are tombstones oh god
So they can afford a laser gun for the robot, but they can't buy a proper camera and a microphone? What's up with that Nasa?
[QUOTE=Cl0cK;33440365]So they can afford a laser gun for the robot, but they can't buy a proper camera and a microphone? What's up with that Nasa?[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory#Cameras[/url]
argh I hope it goes without a hitch, I'm almost kind of nervous thinking about it
[QUOTE]up to 10 frames per second hardware-compressed, high-definition video at 720p (1280x720)[/QUOTE] sigh
So this is a lot bigger than the last rover, right? That's good, it shows how we're getting better at sending stuff to Mars. Maybe we'll have enough capacity for a straight-shot manned flight.
[QUOTE=meppers;33440515]sigh[/QUOTE] still a massive improvement
[QUOTE=meppers;33440515]sigh[/QUOTE] Are you seriously bitching because they can't stream 720p video at a higher frame rate from 35-235 million fucking miles away? [editline]26th November 2011[/editline] Also, what's with people complaining about the landing system and saying they should of done this or this. I'm pretty sure they've tested the alternatives and I find it laughable that you're trying to tell a "rocket scientist" better methods.
[QUOTE=Jelly;33440784]Are you seriously bitching because they can't stream 720p video at a higher frame rate from 35-235 million fucking miles away? [editline]26th November 2011[/editline] Also, what's with people complaining about the landing system and saying they should of done this or this. I'm pretty sure they've tested the alternatives and I find it laughable that you're trying to tell a "rocket scientist" better methods.[/QUOTE] All were saying is that there are a lot of things that can go wrong with hovering like that. Even variables we have no control over like a freak storm or some other atmospheric event.(Mars weather is very violent) I'm sure they've calculated that, but we won't know how the lander deals with it until it's on the ground. And it's going to be a suspenseful landing. NASA has had catastrophic failures in the past because of some overlooked simple thing. Like a 7 meter crack in a rocket booster, or the "metric mixup" of the Mars Climate Orbiter that crashed because people on the ground were entering flight data in imperial measurements into a computer that calculated in metric measurements.
[QUOTE=Cl0cK;33440365]So they can afford a laser gun for the robot, but they can't buy a proper camera and a microphone? What's up with that Nasa?[/QUOTE] Why would they put a microphone on it? Mars' atmosphere is too thin to really hear anything properly.
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