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Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Spirit Lands:
January 3, 2004
about 8:35 pm PST
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/tl_entry1.html ^
| 1/3/04
| NASA
Posted on 01/03/2004 1:24:42 PM PST by mdittmar
Step-by-Step Guide to Entry, Descent, and Landing.
On the evening of January 3, 2004, Spirit is scheduled to land on Mars. Here's a step-by-step guide to what will happen. To watch mission controllers live during entry, descent and landing, please tune into NASA TV at 6:45 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: c02; globalwarminghoax; mars; marsrover; nasa; spaceexploration; terraforming
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To: VMI70
LOL.... The legend continues. Nice one.
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posted on
01/03/2004 3:57:58 PM PST
by
Stars N Stripes
(My baloney has a first name, it's h o m e r, my baloney has a second name it's h o m e r .......)
To: mdittmar
The program managers seem confident.
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posted on
01/03/2004 4:00:41 PM PST
by
demlosers
(Light weight and flexible - radiation shielding is solved.)
To: All
Anyone else notice that the "NASA Team Members" are all dressed up. Showing that they really respect the importance of the events at hand. Where as the members of the media look like they just crawled out of some hole, or university class room.
Or is it just me?
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posted on
01/03/2004 4:07:15 PM PST
by
Stars N Stripes
(My baloney has a first name, it's h o m e r, my baloney has a second name it's h o m e r .......)
To: mdittmar; All
Any pictures expected tonight?
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posted on
01/03/2004 4:37:52 PM PST
by
Finalapproach29er
("Don't shoot Mongo, you'll only make him mad.")
To: Finalapproach29er
BTTT
To: furball4paws
I think the major problem is that NASA spends too much on the shuttle and less for the real interesting exploration. If they didn't have to nickle and dime their way to Mars then the outcome would be assured. NASA has a fetish with having humans in space even if all they do is study how flies fart in zero gravity on the shuttle. IMO quality robot missions are the way to go right now.
To: mikrofon
Oh, goody -- more spare parts to rebuild my Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator! "1952: The Hasty Hare Episode - Marvin receives orders from the general to bring one Earth creature back to Mars. Unfortunately, he makes the mistake of choosing Bugs Bunny. Bugs manages to trick Marvin and K-9 in all sorts of ways, like convincing Marvin that his faithful dog is really plotting against him!"
Marvin gets his revenge on the EU's Beagle and awaits Rover.
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posted on
01/03/2004 4:49:47 PM PST
by
ctonious
To: Finalapproach29er
Any pictures expected tonight?
This one just came in
48
posted on
01/03/2004 4:57:03 PM PST
by
al baby
(Ice cream does not have bones)
To: Finalapproach29er
Step Eighteen: Data transmission to the Mars Odyssey orbiter begins The Mars Odyssey orbiter passes across the sky above the landing site for about 15 minutes. If Spirit gets through its critical deployments in time, it will use the rover's UHF antenna to send information, perhaps including images, to Odyssey. Odyssey forwards that information to Earth between 11 p.m. and midnight PST. However, Spirit might not be ready to communicate with Odyssey by the time the orbiter flies overhead, especially if Spirit ends its roll with a side petal instead of its base petal down. Also, as with the communications attempt with Mars Global Surveyor (step eleven), there has never been a chance to test communications between a transmitter on the surface of Mars and an orbiter.
Step Nineteen: Spirit sleeps Under normal conditions, the rover goes to sleep after the Odyssey pass.
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posted on
01/03/2004 5:01:00 PM PST
by
mdittmar
To: Finalapproach29er
Well, they are hopeful that if the rover lands correctly it may have time to send some but if it lands on one of the side petals it will take more time to right itself and the Mars observer will not be in a position to relay any.
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posted on
01/03/2004 5:02:52 PM PST
by
tet68
To: mdittmar
Another good site to track this mission is here:
http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/status.html
To: Central Scrutiniser
Gusev Crater Landing Zone:
To: Central Scrutiniser
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posted on
01/03/2004 5:52:58 PM PST
by
js1138
To: Central Scrutiniser
After the great news coming from NASA TV, we just switched over to see what CNN was reporting on its "scroll": NOTHING... Top News Headlines: all about the British Airways flight cancellations/delays... Switch to Fox: NASA! Is it any wonder people are turning off CNN.
Congrats NASA! Very well done!
You can bet there are some frowns in France with this good news.
To: ReleaseTheHounds
Howard Dean expressed regret that the lander wasn't bigger,
"Hell... just how much science stuff can you cram into a golf cart sized rover anyway"
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posted on
01/03/2004 9:20:21 PM PST
by
alphadog
To: mdittmar
My prediction is smash,crash,no signal. Gee, I knew the French would be disappointed with our success... I hope you're not. This was an amazing achievement.
To: js1138
NASA Scores again. Success again!
Spirit has bounced it's way to history.
It has landed and is transmitting!
NASA press conference at 12:30 EST
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posted on
01/03/2004 9:38:38 PM PST
by
Only1choice____Freedom
(If everything you experienced, believed, lived was a lie, would you want to know the truth?)
To: Only1choice____Freedom
0536 GMT (12:36 a.m. EST) O'Keefe and other program officials are having a toast to celebrate the Mars Exploration Rovers.
0534 GMT (12:34 a.m. EST) "This is a big night for NASA. We are back!" agency administrator Sean O'Keefe just proclaimed at the post-landing news conference.
Congradulations NASA. America is proud of you.
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posted on
01/03/2004 9:40:45 PM PST
by
Only1choice____Freedom
(If everything you experienced, believed, lived was a lie, would you want to know the truth?)
To: ReleaseTheHounds
I think it's great,just figured the odds were not good.
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posted on
01/04/2004 1:11:56 PM PST
by
mdittmar
To: cebadams
Heh heh... like the old saying, it's not the fall that kills ya, it's that sudden stop at the end.
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posted on
01/08/2004 7:59:08 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
([singing] I left my hearts on the poker table)
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