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Operations => Aerospace Education => Topic started by: FARRIER on May 25, 2008, 06:43:37 PM

Title: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: FARRIER on May 25, 2008, 06:43:37 PM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-mars-phoenixmay25,0,5209962.story
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: Gunner C on May 25, 2008, 06:48:10 PM
Any bets on whether is makes it to the surface in one complete operating piece?  The history of flights to Mars points to bad odds.  :-\ I sure hope it works.

GC
Title: NASA Probe Lands on Mars to Search for Signs of Life
Post by: FARRIER on May 26, 2008, 02:21:55 AM
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a26F2FnKdG2I&refer=home
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: fyrfitrmedic on May 26, 2008, 02:24:20 AM
(http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/229891main_phx(new)-landscape.jpg)

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars today to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic arm.
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: MikeD on May 28, 2008, 05:04:31 AM
Hey, I worked on that!!!   ;D
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: CadetProgramGuy on May 28, 2008, 06:03:20 AM
^^

What'd you do?
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: sarflyer on May 28, 2008, 01:57:11 PM
Nice rocks! :clap:
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: MikeD on May 31, 2008, 02:10:13 AM
Quote from: CadetProgramGuy on May 28, 2008, 06:03:20 AM
^^

What'd you do?

I was on the team at another center that helped the JPL crew flight-test their radar system.
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: CadetProgramGuy on June 01, 2008, 03:34:25 AM
Apparently NASA now reports that the Phoenix Lander's Retro Rockets unpon landing blew the Martian dust away from the Landing site....

Phoenix Landed on a patch of Ice......
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: PHall on June 01, 2008, 04:58:12 AM
Quote from: CadetProgramGuy on June 01, 2008, 03:34:25 AM
Apparently NASA now reports that the Phoenix Lander's Retro Rockets unpon landing blew the Martian dust away from the Landing site....

Phoenix Landed on a patch of Ice......


Let's hear it for blind stinkin luck! :clap:
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: SSgt Rudin on June 09, 2008, 10:26:15 PM
Quote from: PHall on June 01, 2008, 04:58:12 AM
Quote from: CadetProgramGuy on June 01, 2008, 03:34:25 AM
Apparently NASA now reports that the Phoenix Lander's Retro Rockets unpon landing blew the Martian dust away from the Landing site....

Phoenix Landed on a patch of Ice......


Let's hear it for blind stinkin luck! :clap:

Great now there's going to be a "get-rich-quick" scheme selling deeds to land on mars.
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: ♠SARKID♠ on June 09, 2008, 10:37:13 PM
I think we have to land a human there before we can do that.  Sidequestion - do we own the moon?
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: fyrfitrmedic on June 09, 2008, 10:47:00 PM
Quote from: ♠SARKID♠ on June 09, 2008, 10:37:13 PM
I think we have to land a human there before we can do that.  Sidequestion - do we own the moon?

Nope:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_treaty
Title: Re: NASA holds breath for probe
Post by: ♠SARKID♠ on June 09, 2008, 11:33:13 PM
Quote from: fyrfitrmedic on June 09, 2008, 10:47:00 PM
Quote from: ♠SARKID♠ on June 09, 2008, 10:37:13 PM
I think we have to land a human there before we can do that.  Sidequestion - do we own the moon?

Nope:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_treaty

Ah, interesting!  Thanks.

I found this OUTSTANDING picture of Victoria Crater taken by Opportunity on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Victoria_Crater%2C_Cape_Verde-Mars.jpg
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