Topic: Mars Rover to launch this weekend.

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NASA will be launching the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover this weekend. It will be arriving at Mars around August next year.



Posted: November 24, 2011, 10:04:53 pm

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It will be launching 4am tomorrow morning our time.

Reply #1 Posted: November 26, 2011, 11:56:43 am

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That's a proper space rocket.

Reply #2 Posted: November 26, 2011, 04:06:52 pm

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I wish I had enough Internet to watch the movies.

Reply #3 Posted: November 26, 2011, 05:50:15 pm

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Reply #4 Posted: November 27, 2011, 02:16:40 pm

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Thunderbirds are go!



Reply #5 Posted: November 27, 2011, 02:34:00 pm

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It will be launching 4am tomorrow morning our time.

Thunderbirds are GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply #6 Posted: November 28, 2011, 09:20:14 am
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The best thing about Finance Minister Bill English\'s latest Budget is that it does finally signal a much greater role for the private sector in the New Zealand economy. And another step along the way to extract this country from the political cul-de-sac in which Helen Clark\'s Labour Government parked us.

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Reply #7 Posted: November 28, 2011, 09:52:48 am
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The best thing about Finance Minister Bill English\'s latest Budget is that it does finally signal a much greater role for the private sector in the New Zealand economy. And another step along the way to extract this country from the political cul-de-sac in which Helen Clark\'s Labour Government parked us.

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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=979

An animation detailing how the Rover lands on Mars.

Reply #8 Posted: November 29, 2011, 08:53:42 am


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Wow thats a really complicated landing sequence! I wonder why they didn't just go for the 'crash it into the ground surrounded by giant airbags' approach, surely has more room for error.

What the hell is that laser it shoots at the rock?

Has this rover been sent to Mars to destroy all life with its laser cannon?

Reply #9 Posted: November 29, 2011, 09:08:19 am

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Reply #10 Posted: November 29, 2011, 09:28:15 am

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I was curious as to why you could hear the sounds in space!

Reply #11 Posted: November 29, 2011, 05:07:29 pm

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I was curious as to why you could hear the sounds in space!



Reply #12 Posted: November 29, 2011, 07:03:52 pm
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Wow thats a really complicated landing sequence! I wonder why they didn't just go for the 'crash it into the ground surrounded by giant airbags' approach, surely has more room for error.


It's too big and heavy to use airbags.




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What the hell is that laser it shoots at the rock?

Has this rover been sent to Mars to destroy all life with its laser cannon?



To shoot the Decepticons.

Reply #13 Posted: November 30, 2011, 09:18:25 pm

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One month to go before landing.



Reply #14 Posted: July 08, 2012, 05:00:18 pm

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I bet $5 that the landing goes wrong. I will laugh hardest, if the crawler bit is safe on the ground, the tether doesn't release, or catchs the crawler, and the "fly away" maneuver  catapults the crawler to its demise.
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Reply #15 Posted: July 08, 2012, 09:26:59 pm

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It's a 40% success rate at best with current simulations, so no shock if some part of it's insane complexity fails

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NASA has been pretty successful with all thier recent Mars missions. The last 10 years have been a success.

But understandably, landing a robot on a rock millions of kilometers away with a 7 minute delay in communcations makes for a hard job.

Russians have had the worst luck when it comes to Mars.


Reply #17 Posted: July 09, 2012, 10:29:43 am

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They should just get the germans /swiss / norwegians to do it.

Reply #18 Posted: July 09, 2012, 05:32:14 pm

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To shoot the Decepticons.


or Nazi's


Reply #19 Posted: July 10, 2012, 09:40:16 am

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Reply #20 Posted: July 10, 2012, 12:32:19 pm
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For anyone with a Kinect, there is a free game you can download off Xbox Live, where you can land the rover by waving your arms around and looking like an idiot.


It's short and easy, but lots of fun.

http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-offers-free-mars-rover-landing-kinect-game-for-xbox-360-17238848/
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Mars-Rover-Landing/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258480836

Reply #21 Posted: July 18, 2012, 11:56:00 am

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Like I need an xbox live with kinect to look like an idiot SHEEESH!

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Reply #23 Posted: July 19, 2012, 09:17:08 pm

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go here rover go http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10820750


Wow, that does look unusual.


It's where the Martians keep thier secret base.

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