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Mars exploration rover coverage - NASA TV coverage schedule
NASA ^ | 01-24-2004 | NASA

Posted on 01/24/2004 8:48:34 AM PST by Phil V.




 

January 24, Saturday

*5 - 9 a.m. - Live Interviews on the "Opportunity" Landing - JPL
*3 - 4 p.m. - Opportunity Landing Update - JPL
*5 - 6 p.m. MER Briefing - JPL
*7 - 8 p.m. - Briefing: "Fireside Chat" with Administrator O'Keefe and JPL Director Dr. Charles Elachi - JPL
*10:30 p.m. - Opportunity Mission Coverage and Commentary - JPL

January 25, Sunday 

*1:30 - 2:30 a.m. - Opportunity News Briefing - JPL
*2:45 - 3:30 a.m. - Commentary: Odyssey Pass - JPL 
*3:45 - 4:30 a.m. - Commentary: Opportunity - JPL
*5 - 6 a.m. - Opportunity News Briefing - JPL
*6:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Live Interviews on the "Opportunity" Landing - JPL
*1:15 - 1:45 p.m. - Commentary: Opportunity (mgs VHF Pass) - JPL
*4 - 5 p.m. - Briefing: Opportunity Odyssey Pass - JPL
*5:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Live Interviews - JPL
*9:30 p.m. - Commentary - JPL
 



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1 posted on 01/24/2004 8:48:35 AM PST by Phil V.
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To: gonzo; DB; <1/1,000,000th%; 68 grunt; AdmSmith; Alamo-Girl; anymouse; balrog666; BellStar; blam; ...



If you'd like to be on or off this MARS ping list please FRail me
2 posted on 01/24/2004 8:49:43 AM PST by Phil V.
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To: Phil V.
Are these times CST?
3 posted on 01/24/2004 8:50:55 AM PST by Brett66
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To: Phil V.
So, the real time coverage of Spirit will be a black screen?
4 posted on 01/24/2004 8:52:06 AM PST by jimkress (Save America from the tyranny of Republican/Democrat hegemony. Support the Constitution Party.)
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. . . Landing site . . .
5 posted on 01/24/2004 8:56:11 AM PST by Phil V.
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To: Brett66
NOTE: All times Eastern. All programs may be pre-empted without advance notice.
6 posted on 01/24/2004 8:57:52 AM PST by Phil V.
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To: Phil V.
Thanks. Keep me 'pinged' to the action that will begin tonight.
7 posted on 01/24/2004 8:58:57 AM PST by blam
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To: Phil V.
Shortly before noon, controllers were surprised to receive a relay of data from Spirit via the Mars Odyssey orbiter. Spirit sent 73 megabits at a rate of 128 kilobits per second. The transmission included power subsystem engineering data, no science data, and several frames of "fill data." Fill data are sets of intentionally random numbers that do not provide information.

Why don't they put the raw data on the web along with their decode tools like they did with the Telascience demos? It'd be nice if I could hack around on the received raw telemetry...not that I'd figure out anything before they did, but with all the hackers in the world working on it, something interesting might be discovered. It's not like there'd be some danger of a hacker transmitting somthing back to Spirit or anything.

8 posted on 01/24/2004 9:09:34 AM PST by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: Phil V.
I need a fellow FReeper to check my numbers, but I think I've got a pretty good idea on how far the bounces were for the Spirit lander.

1 meter = 39.37 inches.

American Football field, Endzone to endzone, = 4320 Inches
150 Meters = 5905
One American football field, endzone to endzone, is equal to .7315% of 150 meters

150 meters in the drawing = 374 pixels

374 pixels * .7315 = 273.58 pixels


1) Soooooo, placing bounce number 1 right on the fieldgoal, at about the same place players take the "Lambeau Leap".

2) The second bounce was right on the 50 yard line, midfield

3) The third bounce was just inside of field goal range, on about the 25 yard line.

4) The 4th bounce would be just inside the left goal post in the back other endzone.

kewl, eh ?

9 posted on 01/24/2004 9:37:44 AM PST by ChadGore (<a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/">Miserable Failure</a>)
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To: sam_paine
Personally I believe some component(s) froze and don’t want the public to find out first.
10 posted on 01/24/2004 9:44:34 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn
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To: Steve Van Doorn
What about a dust particle or two gumming up the works?

Phil V., we stayed up almost all night watching Spirit and can't wait for tonight's big show.
11 posted on 01/24/2004 9:55:14 AM PST by Jackie
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To: Jackie
JACKIE!

Spirit's landing was so nearly perfect that I'm afraid that it will be impossible to top the excitement and the precision tonight . . . fingers crossed . . . . fingers crossed . . . . fingers crossed . . . . fingers crossed . . . . fingers crossed . . . . fingers crossed . . .

12 posted on 01/24/2004 10:01:39 AM PST by Phil V.
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That is so cool. I heard someone say yesterday they are going to try and get a shot of the Rover as it explores Mars....from overhead.

Cool!

13 posted on 01/24/2004 10:29:49 AM PST by Dog ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
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To: Phil V.
I'm confused. Are there two live threads?
14 posted on 01/24/2004 10:32:07 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin
That is what I was wondering..
15 posted on 01/24/2004 10:32:56 AM PST by Dog ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our Country")
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To: Howlin
NO!
Bones' is da party place
16 posted on 01/24/2004 10:36:41 AM PST by Phil V.
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To: Howlin; Dog
Please leave this thread and return to the live party thread HERE
17 posted on 01/24/2004 10:40:34 AM PST by Phil V.
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To: Phil V.
Phil, will you put your graphics over there......they are way kewl!
18 posted on 01/24/2004 10:53:24 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Phil V.
Thanks for the ping!
19 posted on 01/24/2004 12:53:45 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Phil V.
I wish the major media outlets would give this the coverage it deserves but they seem to think we all care about what a bunch of fickle people in New Hampshire are doing.Way tooooo much coverage of that!
20 posted on 01/24/2004 1:47:11 PM PST by INSENSITIVE GUY
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