Crimson_Pride14 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 That decent imagery will be bad ass, if we get it back. Think this is the first flight of the ASRG, but NASA has used the RTG on several occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitri_Kerman Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Plutonium? Rather dangerous wouldn't you say? I remember the concept for Nuclear powered cars, that didn't work out so well especially if you crashed. I doubt a standard family in 50's America would be able to handle that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzbobzx Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I remember having tried this in 0.13, before the demo version was called the demo version.It's incredibly hard to land, let alone actually getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whyterabbit1987 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Still, its not like a human would be able to correct the errors made by the computer when something it wasn't prepared for happens with a 14 minute delay (i think).Im not saying they would be, just that its an incredible bit of engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whyterabbit1987 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Is this the first nuclear powered vehicle from NASA in quite a while? I remember there being some issues with them making nuclear powered stuff.I believe the Voyager probes were the same style of nuclear power, im sure there were more I just do not know what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 NASA and others have used Radioisotope Thermal Generators for several spacecraft, as they are very reliable and have no moving parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whyterabbit1987 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 The more you know, thanks sal_vager and wikipedia.On another note as of this post its 14 hours 10 minutes until it lands. Here is a countdown http://mycountdown.org/fullpage.php?cp3_Hex=0F0200&cp2_Hex=512C8C&cp1_Hex=F9F9FF&ham=0&img=&hbg=0&hfg=0&sid=0&fwdt=200&lab=1&text1=Curiosity%20landing%20on%20Mars&text2=Curiosity%20landing%20on%20Mars&group=My%20Countdown&countdown=My%20Countdown&widget_number=3010&event_time=1344230100&timezone=UTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadshot462 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 http://eyes.nasa.gov/index.htmlWebsite above will bring up a "tracking station" that shows Curiosity's position in space fairly accurately, live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluejayek Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Is this the first nuclear powered vehicle from NASA in quite a while? I remember there being some issues with them making nuclear powered stuff.The 'issue' with nuclear powered stuff is that the majority of people on the planet are a bit ignorant when it comes to radiation, and overly scared of it. Case in point, the irrational fear around the nuclear reactor collapse in the japanese tsunami. There were 15,867 deaths in total from the earthquake, and only 6 directly attributed to the reactor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami#Casualtieshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/fukushima-deaths-radiation_n_1540397.htmlHowever, all we heard about on the news for the entire disaster was "RADIATION IS GOING TO KILL US ALL". Stores in the west coast sold out of radiatiion suits, and iodine pills. This is irrational fear.Plutonium? Rather dangerous wouldn't you say? I remember the concept for Nuclear powered cars, that didn't work out so well especially if you crashed. I doubt a standard family in 50's America would be able to handle that.This is a different isotope of plutonium then is used in nuclear bombs. This has a halflife of something like 50 years, and will not undergo fission, so will never explode. Edited August 5, 2012 by Bluejayek quote fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkStar Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The lander just landed 20 minutes ago. Now to see whether it had a KSP landing or a NASA landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whyterabbit1987 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Well everyone, its done the Mars rover Curiosity is on the ground and has sent back its first imagery. KSP style engineering gets two thumbs up tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hen3ry Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 It's not really Kerbal style. It's not as if they just patched together a bunch of scrap pieces and launched it just to see if it would work. Although, it would certainly have been a ride Jeb would have approved of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olex Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Not enough boosters for true Kerbal style. But an amazing feat it was, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpongeGuard Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/tVPRF.jpgNow it's true Kerbal style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCardinal Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/tVPRF.jpgNow it's true Kerbal style That's a FAKE !!! Jebediah is never scared! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson_Pride14 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Very impressive feat. Even though I was confident it would work, was still nervous as hell as it came in. So many things being done for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebble_garden Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/tVPRF.jpgNow it's true Kerbal style OMG I laughed really hard at this. Thank you for that on a Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziff Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Not enough boosters for true Kerbal style. But an amazing feat it was, definitely.Wait, what? Ok, first they use a parachute, but oh no, they don't land with that.. they disconnect from it and use ROCKETS! But oh no, they don't land with that either.. They lower the rover on a tether via, THE SKYCRANE! Yeah, that's pretty damn Kerbal if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festivefire Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I've scared him before. Usually in spectacular spaceplane crashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segaprophet Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 What a huge confidence booster! Curiosity is going to be doing great work over the next two years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingAngel665 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 If it is ONLY 2 years with Spirit and Oppertunity's track record I wouldn't be suppressed if it was more like 20, heck it could be there to greet the first men on mars! And VERY Kerbal landing technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aaack Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Guys, this post is very old, please if you feel it's relevant feel free to link it in a new thread, as reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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