OT : NASA lands rover on Mars...

amk2912 · 08-06-2012, 04:53 AM

Wonder if it was a Defender, Discovery or Rangie?

Seriously... a good day for humanity and technology IMHO.

sparoz · 08-06-2012, 04:59 AM

Gratz on the 520d!!!

Liub · 08-06-2012, 05:10 AM

Huge day for science and space exploration!

TimMc · 08-06-2012, 05:44 AM

Amazing! I watched it all happening on my laptop via the links on the NASA site. Saw all the real time (well delayed by the 14 mins it takes for the signal to get back to Earth) data including; approach speed, deceleration rate, distance to ground, when the chute was deployed etc and got to watch the nervous->overjoyed faces of all the crew in the control room. What a huge engineering achievement.
http://www.nasa.gov/

amk2912 · 08-06-2012, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sparoz

Gratz on the 520d!!!

Thanks mate! I'm loving it! Especially the +1000km from one tank!

amk2912 · 08-06-2012, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TimMc

Amazing! I watched it all happening on my laptop via the links on the NASA site. Saw all the real time (well delayed by the 14 mins it takes for the signal to get back to Earth) data including; approach speed, deceleration rate, distance to ground, when the chute was deployed etc and got to watch the nervous->overjoyed faces of all the crew in the control room. What a huge engineering achievement.
http://www.nasa.gov/

A great day to be alive! I wish I could be around to see humankind land on Mars but I fear that'll be for my kid's generation. A few Aussie gold medals today would really cap it off!

BrokenVert · 08-06-2012, 07:35 AM

I wish it was a manned mission, but you can't fault the trips that are paving the way.

Hopefully the find distinctive proof of microbes with this rover - it might spearhead the want to actually go there and set up a colony

100thirtyfiveinjection · 08-06-2012, 08:47 AM

Because ruining planet earth wasn't enough.. we now want to go to other planets and destory them too.

gazz · 08-06-2012, 08:48 AM

Earth attacks!!!!!

BrokenVert · 08-06-2012, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 100thirtyfiveinjection

Because ruining planet earth wasn't enough.. we now want to go to other planets and destory them too.

But where else will we have to herd our Buggalo if not Mars?

TimMc · 08-06-2012, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by amk2912

A great day to be alive! I wish I could be around to see humankind land on Mars but I fear that'll be for my kid's generation. A few Aussie gold medals today would really cap it off!

Just watching Slingsby win a gold for Oz in his Laser.

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Earth attacks!!!!!

BrokenVert · 08-06-2012, 09:11 AM

amk2912 · 08-06-2012, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by TimMc

Just watching Slingsby win a gold for Oz in his Laser.

Jeez - Nearly bought a Laser back in the 80's. Bought a Magna instead

It's great to see Slingsby take gold.... just a few more. At least if we beat South Africa and New Zealand, I'll be happy!

Steelo · 08-06-2012, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by amk2912

Wonder if it was a Defender, Discovery or Rangie?

Seriously... a good day for humanity and technology IMHO.

Apparently was going to be an Evoque but they needed something with more grunt.

ReyT · 08-06-2012, 07:06 PM

I would hate being the one to control the damn thing though..

20min delay with a movement speed of 4cm/s ...

Blauweisser · 08-06-2012, 07:42 PM

As an analytical chemist, I think it worthwhile noting that Curiosity is really a big mobile chemistry laboratory, doing all sorts of cool chemical analyses. I especially like the laser spectrometer. I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the results. However, I am just awestruck at the complexity and sheer success of the mission in just getting it there in one piece.

I'm a great admirer of the USA, and although a number of other nations contributed, this really is a triumph of US science and technology.

BBK · 08-06-2012, 07:54 PM

Does anyone find it curious that they could land a man on the moon and come back safely back when the biggest computers they had were less powerful than our phones today... yet only now can go unmanned to Mars?

pavo335 · 08-06-2012, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BBK

Does anyone find it curious that they could land a man on the moon and come back safely back when the biggest computers they had were less powerful than our phones today... yet only now can go unmanned to Mars?

i find it curious the bmw cant fix a hpfp and nasa can get to mars

Or that i cant get my meth wo work properly

gazz · 08-06-2012, 09:29 PM

So how will the likes of George Pell and other religious types respond to the discovery of life on Mars? Or shouldn't I start this in a motoring forum?

I thought it was amusing if not very surprising to hear Cardinal George on Q & A proclaim that dog's souls go to heaven. If that's the case then why be a catholic? I am unaware of any dogs having been baptised!

tritonx · 08-06-2012, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gazz

So how will the likes of George Pell and other religious types respond to the discovery of life on Mars? Or shouldn't I start this in a motoring forum?

I thought it was amusing if not very surprising to hear Cardinal George on Q & A proclaim that dog's souls go to heaven. If that's the case then why be a catholic? I am unaware of any dogs having been baptised!

If dogs go to heaven, I want my cars there too.

amk2912 · 08-07-2012, 01:27 AM

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If dogs go to heaven, I want my cars there too.

Does that include cars that are dogs? I've had a few of them

MrBlonde · 08-07-2012, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BBK

Does anyone find it curious that they could land a man on the moon and come back safely back when the biggest computers they had were less powerful than our phones today... yet only now can go unmanned to Mars?

I think you're underestimating the magnitude of gap between the challenge of landing on the Moon and Mars.

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