RealKerbal3x Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Godspeed Perseverance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 "Welcome to EDL." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I'm playing Final Countdown for the last time that Perseverance will spend time flying around, and will instead be on secure ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Is anyone running a book on how big a crater it makes, when it crashes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, paul_c said: Is anyone running a book on how big a crater it makes, when it crashes? Edited February 18, 2021 by GuessingEveryDay Watch in the order it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, GuessingEveryDay said: I'm playing Final Countdown for the last time that Perseverance will spend time flying around, and will instead be on secure ground. Final countdown was the last song played at clubs or the last before bar closed back then I was an student. So its kind of sad song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 14 mins to entry interface, 4 mins to cruise stage sep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 minute ago, RealKerbal3x said: 14 mins to entry interface, 4 mins to cruise stage sep. Mars time or Earth time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 And four hours more to pass through customs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleivan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) For me this is usually about the time I fold away the solar panels and quit taking pics of my vehicle with the planet of choice as a backdrop. Edited February 18, 2021 by purpleivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Just now, sevenperforce said: Mars time or Earth time? Earth time I think? They didn't specify. Just now, purpleivan said: For me this is usually about the time I folder away the solar panels and quit taking pics of my vehicle with the planet of choice as a backdrop. And click 'retrograde hold'. Cruise stage is away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 minute ago, RealKerbal3x said: Earth time I think? They didn't specify. And click 'retrograde hold'. NASA clean feed shows cruise stage separation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Do we know which of the guys in mission control is doing the WASD controls and presses SPACE BAR at the critical points of the descent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Perseverance is either landed on the surface of Mars or crashed right now. We are in the 7 minutes of terror! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: And four hours more to pass through customs. Now that is an benefit of landing on Mars or other hostiles beaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Fingers crossed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleivan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Here we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Confirmation of entry interface and mounting acceleration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Stay on target... Stay on target... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Looks like about 7 gees of acceleration. Past max acceleration, down to well under a gee. Confirmation of chute deployment!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Chute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Heat shield jettison confirmed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Parachute deployed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Chute holding at half the speed of sound, under 5 miles altitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 The guy who packed the chute has just breathed an enormous sigh of relief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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