NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing • Hacker News Board

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by jonknee » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:14 AM UTC

dakrisht wrote: post #25

If this is successful, do you guys think we'll see a man on mars in the next 20-40 years?

Elon Musk will be there waiting to greet the astronauts if it takes NASA 40 years.

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by magic_haze » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:16 AM UTC

Wingman4l7 wrote: post #15

I noticed on the NASA TV schedule that the "Public/Education Channels" have commentary, and that the "Media Channel" has a "Clean Feed with Mission Audio Only". The link given is for the public stream ( http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv ); the media stream is here ( http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-media-channel ) and should be HD as well.

The clean feed is awesome: it is quite funny how banal some of the talk between the engineers really is: people reading out trace logs, complaining about IT problems, asking each other how to open console windows they accidentally closed, asking people to email them estimates, state machine changes...

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by glimcat » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:18 AM UTC

2arrs2ells wrote: post #2

Curiosity is the rover for the Mars Science Laboratory, launched 11/26/2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory Purpose of the MSL is: * Determine whether Mars could ever have supported life * Study the climate of Mars * Study the geology of Mars * Plan for a human mission to Mars

One major thesis of MSL/Curiosity is that sample return missions are hard. Taking a jaunt over to Mars, collecting samples from various locations, then shipping them all back to Earth is not something we can accomplish right now - so Curiosity has been designed as the next best thing.

Take a look at the instruments section of that Wikipedia article. Curiosity is crammed with every sensor and analysis tool they could possibly fit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory#Instrum...

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by dinkumthinkum » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:33 AM UTC

Well, congratulations are in order I guess. Touchdown confirmed. :)

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by antimora » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:33 AM UTC

Congrats on successfully landing!

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by noonespecial » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:33 AM UTC

"We are safe on Mars."

Humanity rocks sometimes.

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by bane » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:34 AM UTC

Just landed..."lets see where Curiosity takes us"

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by tux1968 » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:34 AM UTC

dinkumthinkum wrote: post #34

Well, congratulations are in order I guess. Touchdown confirmed. :)

Images arriving now.. Would like to be part of the next trip ;o)

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by ccarpenterg » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:34 AM UTC

Curiosity just landed: https://twitter.com/NASA/status/232348523050450945

Re: NASA TV feed of 10:31 pm PDT Curiosity landing

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Post by yoda_sl » Mon, Aug 06, 2012, 5:34 AM UTC

Wow! They made it... Great stuff happening and what a technological challenge! Edit: even more impressive that they are already receiving some pictures