Nightside Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Mars Scorecard Humans: 0 Robots: +1 Martians: ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleivan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Well there goes the feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I love how this thread has doubled in size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klesh Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I'm most excited for the sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Another robot has escaped from this planet. P.S. I hope it didn't crush somebody on landing. We don't need problems with Martians. Edited February 18, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRising Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I guess I should know it would’ve been like that, it was the same with Curiosity, but wow that was tense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Ahhhhhhhhhhh Tory Bruno retweeted me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lo.M Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Perfect landing !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 28 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Ahhhhhhhhhhh Tory Bruno retweeted me!! Hey, that's pretty epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 32 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Ahhhhhhhhhhh Tory Bruno retweeted me!! That’s awesome. He’s an excellent PR person; I’ve gotten likes and replies from him, but never a retweet. You deserve it though, good job on the song.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lo.M Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 41 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Ahhhhhhhhhhh Tory Bruno retweeted me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PakledHostage Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Post landing briefing going live shortly (they seem to be running late): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh IN SPACE Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Awesome news! Can't wait to hear more about it over the course of its mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The gopro (whatever brand of "ruggedized commercial camera" they used) footage possibly being sent home tonight will be... nothing short of epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, tater said: The gopro (whatever brand of "ruggedized commercial camera" they used) footage possibly being sent home tonight will be... nothing short of epic. Tomorrow: "Um, well, it turns out that Tim forgot to take the lens cover off before we launched the rocket, so...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) I stepped in with the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation to answer a question someone asked Tory. The question: The answer: Pretty sure my math is right but let me know if you have corrections. Edited February 19, 2021 by sevenperforce I misspelled Tsiolkovsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFastJellyfish Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 When does the marscopter deploy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, SuperFastJellyfish said: When does the marscopter deploy? They will deploy it tomorrow and do checkouts -- they'll do an initial flight within thirty days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Sounds like they're aiming to have the video for us around Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: They will deploy it tomorrow and do checkouts -- they'll do an initial flight within thirty days. Um... Doesn't Mars have weather? ... https://youtu.be/zb94PxX_q38 They're gonna leave some ultra light flying craft sitting on the ground for 30 days? Ok, yeah. Kickass landing aside - that's definitely NASA. =/ Edited February 19, 2021 by JoeSchmuckatelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 24 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: They will deploy it tomorrow and do checkouts -- they'll do an initial flight within thirty days. They are not deploying the helicopter tomorrow - they need to spend several weeks making sure the rover is ready to move and observe, and drive to a suitable location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Um... Doesn't Mars have weather? Not like on earth. Very little water. It does have seasons, and the ice and frozen CO2 shrink and expand on the polar caps. Edited February 19, 2021 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, cubinator said: They are not deploying the helicopter tomorrow - they need to spend several weeks making sure the rover is ready to move and observe, and drive to a suitable location. Yeah I must have misunderstood something in the stream. 39 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Um... Doesn't Mars have weather? Weather is generally a problem because dust storms can cover solar panels, but the dynamic pressure from wind is basically negligible due to the low atmospheric density. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 23 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Yeah I must have misunderstood something in the stream. Weather is generally a problem because dust storms can cover solar panels, but the dynamic pressure from wind is basically negligible due to the low atmospheric density. Okay - but when I watched 'The Martian' they made weather on Mars look exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Okay - but when I watched 'The Martian' they made weather on Mars look exciting. Andy Weir (the author) admitted that this was the most deliberately inaccurate thing in the book. For thematic purposes he wanted the initial crisis to be caused by Mars, rather than human error, and the only one he could come up with was a storm. He knew that the Martian atmosphere is so thin that storms have very little force (even though they have very high wind speed), but for plot purposes he just ignored that. Edited February 19, 2021 by mikegarrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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