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NASA MARS InSight Mission - November 26, 2018 - Landing Status
NASA.Gov ^ | 11/26/18 | NASA

Posted on 11/26/2018 11:41:57 AM PST by NormsRevenge

InSight in Position for Mars Landing November 26 at 10:30 AM PT

Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have completed the final adjustments for landing NASA's InSight spacecraft on Mars.

Atmospheric entry is expected around 11:47 a.m. PST (2:47 p.m. EST) and touchdown, about seven minutes later.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: astronomy; elonmusk; falcon9; falconheavy; insight; mars; nasa; resistyroll; science; spaceexploration; spacex
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1 posted on 11/26/2018 11:41:57 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3708587/posts


2 posted on 11/26/2018 11:42:51 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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I hope they got that metric to imperial conversion worked out.


3 posted on 11/26/2018 11:43:14 AM PST by taxcontrol
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4 posted on 11/26/2018 11:45:39 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: NormsRevenge

InSight Landing Day Milestones

November 26, 2018

Step 1 | Cruise Stage Separation

Step 2 | Atmospheric Entry

Step 3 | Peak Heating

Step 4 | Peak Deceleration

Step 5 | Parachute Deployment

Step 6 | Heat Shield Separation

Step 7 | Leg Deployment

Step 8 | Radar Activation

Step 9 | Lander Separation

Step 10 | Touchdown!

*Expected Milestones


5 posted on 11/26/2018 11:47:59 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: NormsRevenge
My remote camera is there...


6 posted on 11/26/2018 11:48:51 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/timeline/landing/watch-online/


7 posted on 11/26/2018 11:49:07 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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Radio sites have reported blackout in effect as lander is doing its descent.

Pinkies crossed.

craft now at 2000 meters per sec (mps). now 100 mps

standing by for parachute deploy at 400 mps or so..


8 posted on 11/26/2018 11:51:45 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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Parachute deployed...................


9 posted on 11/26/2018 11:52:19 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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100=1000

parachute deployed, radar equipment on.


10 posted on 11/26/2018 11:52:26 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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Powered on.................


11 posted on 11/26/2018 11:52:45 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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Looking for dirt..................


12 posted on 11/26/2018 11:53:20 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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Dirt found..........................


13 posted on 11/26/2018 11:53:40 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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heat shield off,, lander separation, radar has detected ground.


14 posted on 11/26/2018 11:53:51 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: Red Badger

No actual video of the landing?


15 posted on 11/26/2018 11:54:02 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Red Badger

Touchdown.. !!!


16 posted on 11/26/2018 11:54:26 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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400m

300m

200m

60m

30m

TOUCHDOWN!...............................6 POINTS


17 posted on 11/26/2018 11:54:41 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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GO FOR TWO!..................


18 posted on 11/26/2018 11:55:12 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Blue Highway

17 meters and then nothing? Then touchdown? I was waiting for 5 meter intervals, then 5..4..3..2..1.. touchdown. This seems phony as hell.


19 posted on 11/26/2018 11:55:24 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: NormsRevenge

Fingers crossed!


20 posted on 11/26/2018 11:55:26 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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