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11 months ago :: Aug 07, 2012 - 11:19PM #1
Boardroomjimmy aka Mr. Meebo Posts: 3,329	Mars landing went 'flawlessly,' scientists say (CNN) -- NASA's rover Curiosity successfully carried out a highly challenging landing on Mars early Monday, transmitting images back to Earth after traveling hundreds of millions of miles through space to explore the red planet. Scientists praised the landing Monday. "This is a stunning achievement. The engineering went flawlessly," said Scott Hubbard, who was the first Mars program director at NASA headquarters and is now a consulting professor at Stanford University. The 10 science instruments aboard Curiosity are in "perfect health," and testing and calibration are under way, NASA said Monday. Some rover team specialists are analyzing the data from the landing, while others are preparing Curiosity for exploring Gale Crater, where it landed, NASA said. On its first full day on Mars, the rover is tasked with raising its high-gain antenna, enabling it to communicate directly with Earth at higher data rates. The primary method of transmitting data is through the orbiters, because that is more energy-efficient. B HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
11 months ago :: Aug 07, 2012 - 11:20PM #2
Boardroomjimmy aka Mr. Meebo Posts: 3,329	These guys part of the cast of the new transformers movie? B HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
11 months ago :: Aug 07, 2012 - 11:25PM #3
Boardroomjimmy aka Mr. Meebo Posts: 3,329	This guy must work for walmart. He most certainly isn't isn't the flight director of NASA's Curiousity rover because the president killed NASA. B HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
11 months ago :: Aug 08, 2012 - 12:15PM #4
ArtVandelay Posts: 10,293	nobody cares about NASA - the world is broke, somehow a bunch of nerds putting remote control cars on another planet doesn't seem so cool anymore... besides the landing didn't even happen - it's all done in CGI on that weird haircut nerd's iMac, it's all they can afford to do on O'Bummer's budget....
11 months ago :: Aug 08, 2012 - 12:26PM #5
Yankee1954 Posts: 8,749	Aug 8, 2012 -- 12:15PM, ArtVandelay wrote: nobody cares about NASA - the world is broke, somehow a bunch of nerds putting remote control cars on another planet doesn't seem so cool anymore... besides the landing didn't even happen - it's all done in CGI on that weird haircut nerd's iMac, it's all they can afford to do on O'Bummer's budget.... Another classic response from Artie in SF.
11 months ago :: Aug 08, 2012 - 12:39PM #6
MADMAX Posts: 6,119	Aug 7, 2012 -- 11:19PM, Boardroomjimmy aka Mr. Meebo wrote: Mars landing went 'flawlessly,' scientists say (CNN) -- NASA's rover Curiosity successfully carried out a highly challenging landing on Mars early Monday, transmitting images back to Earth after traveling hundreds of millions of miles through space to explore the red planet. Scientists praised the landing Monday. "This is a stunning achievement. The engineering went flawlessly," said Scott Hubbard, who was the first Mars program director at NASA headquarters and is now a consulting professor at Stanford University. The 10 science instruments aboard Curiosity are in "perfect health," and testing and calibration are under way, NASA said Monday. Some rover team specialists are analyzing the data from the landing, while others are preparing Curiosity for exploring Gale Crater, where it landed, NASA said. On its first full day on Mars, the rover is tasked with raising its high-gain antenna, enabling it to communicate directly with Earth at higher data rates. The primary method of transmitting data is through the orbiters, because that is more energy-efficient. It's great to see that NASA still has what it takes. Now if only the American Auto Industry would hire some of those NASA engineers they would come up with an flawless clean energy auto engine, etc.....
11 months ago :: Aug 08, 2012 - 12:43PM #7
MADMAX Posts: 6,119	Aug 8, 2012 -- 12:15PM, ArtVandelay wrote: nobody cares about NASA - the world is broke, somehow a bunch of nerds putting remote control cars on another planet doesn't seem so cool anymore... besides the landing didn't even happen - it's all done in CGI on that weird haircut nerd's iMac, it's all they can afford to do on O'Bummer's budget.... Haven't you seen the movie Revenge of the Nerds? One day the nerds will rule. The link below shows another reason why we should be nice to them and treat them with the respect they deserve. KAYAK Frank - YouTube
11 months ago :: Aug 08, 2012 - 1:00PM #8
Boardroomjimmy aka Mr. Meebo Posts: 3,329	Aug 8, 2012 -- 12:15PM, ArtVandelay wrote: nobody cares about NASA - the world is broke, somehow a bunch of nerds putting remote control cars on another planet doesn't seem so cool anymore... besides the landing didn't even happen - it's all done in CGI on that weird haircut nerd's iMac, it's all they can afford to do on O'Bummer's budget.... your guys around here cared when they ended the space shuttle program last year crying that Obama killed NASA. Now granted the Curiousity program has only cost 2.1 Billion dollars compared to the 200 Billion the shuttle program has cost since it's inception but what has the space shuttle really ever done besides kill fourteen austronauts. Also Curiousity survived a trip and landing to mars, the space shuttles didn't even make it to the moon. B HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
11 months ago :: Aug 08, 2012 - 1:01PM #9
Boardroomjimmy aka Mr. Meebo Posts: 3,329	oh and speaking of CGI on an apple computer What computer was he using to CGI this?? an apple IIe? B HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
11 months ago :: Aug 08, 2012 - 1:05PM #10
ArtVandelay Posts: 10,293	you kiddin me? I could film that in my back yard using my iPhone... oh and speaking of CGI on an apple computer What computer was he using to CGI this?? an apple IIe?