Author Topic: Space. The Final Frontier. (Read 93112 times)

Nathan · « **Reply #250 on:** August 06, 2012, 02:10:21 am »

NASA: We can send a rover to Mars, but we can't handle scaling a server for the traffic it will create.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/raw/ is down.

Nathan · « **Reply #251 on:** August 06, 2012, 02:12:47 am »

Holy crap, I didn't realize just how much bigger it was compared to the previous rovers!

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #252 on:** August 06, 2012, 02:16:50 am »

Quote from: Nathan on August 06, 2012, 02:12:47 am

Holy crap, I didn't realize just how much bigger it was compared to the previous rovers!

I would have loved to seen actual video of the descent... including the thrusters steering the rover/sky crane/and then watching the sky crane jet off and crash. That would have been amazing video.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #253 on:** August 06, 2012, 02:22:51 am »

What four countries went with us to Mars? And why is he being so secretive about it?

Nathan · « **Reply #254 on:** August 06, 2012, 02:25:40 am »

Is Apple sponsoring this landing?

Actually, with around $100 billion cash on hand (not value of the company, "money in the bank"), Apple could have funded 40 Curiosity missions. 40 OF THESE MISSIONS! WITH JUST THE MONEY THEY HAVE IN THE BANK!

How can anyone say "we can't afford NASA!?"

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #255 on:** August 06, 2012, 03:10:32 am »

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #256 on:** August 06, 2012, 09:00:02 am »

Mars this morning.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #257 on:** August 06, 2012, 09:21:21 am »

bad... ass! Can't wait to see more pics.

mitlen · « **Reply #258 on:** August 06, 2012, 09:49:11 am »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on August 06, 2012, 09:21:21 am

bad... ass! Can't wait to see more pics.

+1

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #259 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:37:02 am »

I wonder what it sounds like there? there's a little bit of atmosphere, so i suppose sound can travel through it.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #260 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:40:09 am »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 06, 2012, 10:37:02 am

I wonder what it sounds like there? there's a little bit of atmosphere, so i suppose sound can travel through it.

I wonder if they put a microphone on the thing with all the other equipment- that would be cool to have sound

The Chief · « **Reply #261 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:54:20 am »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on August 06, 2012, 09:00:02 am

Mars this morning.

Source? Not that I don't believe you, just wondering.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #262 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:56:05 am »

Here's a screen capture from NASA's broadcast.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #263 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:56:37 am »

Source? Photoshop. just like Neil Armstrong.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #264 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:57:35 am »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 06, 2012, 10:56:37 am

Source? Photoshop. just like Neil Armstrong.

Untrue plenty of supporting evidence.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #265 on:** August 06, 2012, 11:55:43 am »

Quote from: The Chief on August 06, 2012, 10:54:20 am

Source? Not that I don't believe you, just wondering.

I honestly don't have a clue where I got that from.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #266 on:** August 06, 2012, 12:02:01 pm »

True, as documented by the Warner Brothers late last century.

Quote from: Obed_Marsh on August 06, 2012, 10:57:35 am

Untrue plenty of supporting evidence.

Nathan · « **Reply #267 on:** August 06, 2012, 12:28:07 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on August 06, 2012, 09:00:02 am

Mars this morning.

Quote from: The Chief on August 06, 2012, 10:54:20 am

Source? Not that I don't believe you, just wondering.

It's not from this morning. I saw it on reddit before, along with an explanation of why the sun looks blue on Mars. Unfortunately I'm a moran and forget the specifics.

blue911 · « **Reply #268 on:** August 06, 2012, 12:32:46 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on August 06, 2012, 12:28:07 pm

It's not from this morning. I saw it on reddit before, along with an explanation of why the sun looks blue on Mars. Unfortunately I'm a moran and forget the specifics.

Cause I kick ass, nages.

imref · « **Reply #269 on:** August 06, 2012, 02:32:33 pm »

i fell alseep with the TV on last night around 1 and woke up just as they were waiting to see if it had landed. It was very cool to watch the reaction of the folks at the JPL.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #270 on:** August 06, 2012, 03:47:13 pm »

Really cool story about the NASA office pool guessing where the thing would land

http://m.gizmodo.com/5932214/heres-exactly-where-mars-curiosity-landedand-the-nasa-engineer-who-won-that-bet

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #271 on:** August 09, 2012, 02:10:06 pm »

Nice low-res panoramic view from Curiosity.

From that picture... doesn't look much different than what you might find out in the deserts out west.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #272 on:** August 09, 2012, 02:17:08 pm »

It's all fake. They landed in the mojave desert.

Actually, the NASA folks at a press conference said something like, I know this is going to sound bad to the conspiracy guys, but really this place looks terrestial, almost like the Mojave desert.

imref · « **Reply #273 on:** August 09, 2012, 02:47:33 pm »

saw this yesterday:

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dear religion: while you are busy fighting over chicken sandwiches, we landed on mars, sincerely, science

The Chief · « **Reply #274 on:** August 09, 2012, 05:21:22 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 09, 2012, 02:47:33 pm

saw this yesterday:

Dear militant Atheists, please STFU and GTFO, you're worse than 95% of the religious people.

I've never seen a group that pushed "nothing" so hard