Curiosity - The Next Mars Lander

[II-zOoLoGy-II]

Have you seen Total Recall?

Oh ya, the one where you go on virtual vacations because they implant memories into your brain? lol.

 

[Grand Prix]

 

[photonrider]

Oh ya, the one where you go on virtual vacations because they implant memories into your brain? lol.

Not far from the truth - though Tofler's Future Shock is more memorable.
There is a remake to be screened soon, I believe.

Finding any sign of earth-like life (either fossilised or surviving) or in fact any type of life at all is going to be good for the world - some predictions from New Agers predict the end of all religions (remember we're not talking spiritual dsciplines that are philosophical in nature) in December 2012 - and a Brave New World.

The monetary aspect to this is negligable (my apologies to the budget conscious) USA beating their chest is negligable; they did a lot to hold it together (or rather NASA did) with help from all sources they could muster.

This is the culmination of long work begun long before the the people on stage right now were involved. I look forward to every bit of news on this; Go Rover!! Good dog, boy! Fetch! Fetch!

 

[Crispy]

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Well whoever made that obviously knows nothing of RTG's then. "Hey guys! It's nuclear, so it MUST be bad!"

 

[Grand Prix]

Well whoever made that obviously knows nothing of RTG's then. "Hey guys! It's nuclear, so it MUST be bad!"

Just thought it was funny, of course it is completely sealed, but not the best thing for a somewhat primitive intelligent life form (or even highly intelligent life form) to stumble upon and open up for sure.

 

[Mr Bean]

I like curiosity. Next stop a man on Mars!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Not sure if anyone has seen or heard anything about it, but NASA is thinking about starting their experiments right where the thing sits. The divots that were blown out from the jet pack/sky crane revealed some bedrock below that's just screaming to be poked at...

 

[arora]

What happens years later? Is the fuel contained indefinitely, or will it deplete before it is released?

 

[Small_Fryz]

 

[Mr Bean]

Lol!

 

[Dennisch]

That's a good one.

 

[FoolKiller]

Oh ya, the one where you go on virtual vacations because they implant memories into your brain? lol.

Not the Kate Beckinsale travesty that is in theaters now. The awesome Schwarzenegger film from the 80s.

 

[Small_Fryz]

Seriously, who tries to remake an Arnie film?? who??

 

[FoolKiller]

Seriously, who tries to remake an Arnie film?? who??

The same guy who keeps making Underworld films.

 

[sems4arsenal]

all I think about when this comes up ,have they found aliens yet . Seriously though this will go down in history and I'm proud I am alive to witness such a step .

 

[Antonisbob]

First 360 degree panoramic photo from the rover!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Posted on the last page.

 

[II-zOoLoGy-II]

Not the Kate Beckinsale travesty that is in theaters now. The awesome Schwarzenegger film from the 80s.

Yes. What does it have to do with planned commercial trips in the future?

Am I going to die from a shoot out in a Mars bar because Terminator shot out the glass and we all suffocated?

Hopefully all the miners don't rebel either.

Oh man.... cancel my flight.

 

[Slash]

Lol its literally nothing but dirt XD

 

[arora]

Posted on the last page.

That depends how many posts per page you have set

 

[Small_Fryz]

Posted on the last page.

Very helpful addition to the thread thanks 👍

 

[G.T.Ace]

So excited about all hat stuff! Is that new panorama false color again?

 

[CodeRedR51]

So excited about all hat stuff! Is that new panorama false color again?

Nope, true color according to the camera guy. He said the only touch-up they make is a brightness adjustment, since the amount of light on Mars is far less than Earth.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Awesome! Thanks for the info.

 

[Antonisbob]

Lol its literally nothing but dirt XD

I would hope so. If there's something other than dirt and rocks (extra terrestrial life for example) I'll be scared, lol.

 

[Touring Mars]

Is that new panorama false color again?

Here's a more detailed description of the different cameras/pictures that Curiosity is producing...

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120803.html

 

[hellnback]

A couple of good articles...

For the people disappointed with no 'live streaming' or 25MP pics...

http://www.futureoftech.msnbc.msn.c...s-rover-has-such-dinky-camera-computer-934969

And talk about timing and luck!

http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/...o Content=Internal to Mixed=1&__utmk=67710418

 

[Dan_]

Technical question: How much would it cost to replicate curiosity and it's landing technology?

I mean without the associated costs of the launch vehicle and ground operations, would it be too costly to seek international cooperation in order to launch duplicates of the rover to other points of Mars?

 

[Small_Fryz]

Would that be helpful though?

Does more rovers = better? or would it be smarter to aim to drop a rover onto another target?

 

[Eric.]

"It turns out, the rocks on this half of Mars are very similar to the rocks on this half of Mars. Thank you, Europe, for spending $3B on this venture, for without you we would not be certain that Mars is mostly all the same kind of rock."

-JPL