NASA holds breath for probe

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Gunner C

#1
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

fyrfitrmedic

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May 26, 2008, 02:24:20 AM


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.
MAJ Tony Rowley CAP
Lansdowne PA USA
"The passion of rescue reveals the highest dynamic of the human soul." -- Kurt Hahn

MikeD

#4
May 28, 2008, 05:04:31 AM
Hey, I worked on that!!!   ;D

CadetProgramGuy

#5
May 28, 2008, 06:03:20 AM
^^

What'd you do?

sarflyer

#6
May 28, 2008, 01:57:11 PM
Nice rocks! :clap:
Lt. Col. Paul F. Rowen, CAP
MAWG Director of Information Technology
NESA Webmaster
paul.rowen@mawg.cap.gov

MikeD

#7
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.

CadetProgramGuy

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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......

PHall

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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:

SSgt Rudin

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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.
SSgt Jordan Rudin, CAP

♠SARKID♠

#11
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?

fyrfitrmedic

#12
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
MAJ Tony Rowley CAP
Lansdowne PA USA
"The passion of rescue reveals the highest dynamic of the human soul." -- Kurt Hahn

♠SARKID♠

#13
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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