MarsCuriosity
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@ How's this for cool? I took an interplanetary travel photo from inside my aeroshell during cruise:
about 16 hours ago
via web
in reply to srdjankosutic
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@ I'm nominally designed for 3 to 12 miles (5 to 20 kilometers) of travel on Mars.
about 17 hours ago
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in reply to 81andyray
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@ Correct. @ landed on May 25, 2008. I'm still en route to Mars cc: @
8:30 AM May 29th
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in reply to rebwheel
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Thanks @. Your team made it look so easy. Vid: I've got a great team behind me, too.
7:39 PM May 25th
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in reply to MarsPhoenix
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@ @ landed on May 25, 2008. I'm on my way for Aug 5/6 (depending on time zone you're in), 2012 landing.
7:29 PM May 25th
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in reply to cathunwin
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@ No gravity assist was necessary.
3:59 PM May 25th
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in reply to Teras117
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@ My Mastcam has two cameras that will allow my team to create 3D images. More info on Mastcam:
3:45 PM May 25th
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in reply to gablank
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@ I'll get data to help future humans on Mars. My RAD tool will read surface radiation; tells how much shielding people need
9:17 AM May 24th
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in reply to NIKHIL_SHARMA_V
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Getting the Scoop on Mars: See how I'll take soil samples for experiments on the Red Planet [Video]
9:08 AM May 24th
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@ Feed your obsession with all 63 pages of my launch press kit. P. 32 outlines Mars Surface Operations. [PDF]
8:41 AM May 24th
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in reply to docgnome
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@ You could say that... only my "lucky pocket knife" is a series of pyrotechnically-fired cable cutters.
5:23 PM May 22nd
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in reply to shutyomouf
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@ My Atlas V541 was one sweet ride & just right for me. More powerful launch vehicles will enable future craft to meet their goals
4:52 PM May 22nd
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in reply to gregreedee
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@ Landing on Mars is never easy. A successful landing calls for celebration like this one for @:
4:41 PM May 22nd
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in reply to Teras117
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@ I'll send pix & let the team decide 1st target :D
4:11 PM May 22nd
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in reply to Teras117
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@ 1st thing once I'm on the surface? I plan to cut the tethers connecting me to the descent stage and signal it to fly away
3:27 PM May 22nd
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in reply to shutyomouf
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@ My top speed on flat, hard ground is ~1.5 inches (4 cm) per second. I brake for science, and plan lots of stops for investigation
2:03 PM May 22nd
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in reply to 81andyray
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@ Is it hot in here, or just me? My MMRTG power source is keeping me so warm inside my aeroshell that I use radiators to cool down
1:45 PM May 22nd
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in reply to n69ky
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@ Right now, I'm going ~51,000 mph relative to Earth & ~10,000 mph relative to Mars
1:40 PM May 22nd
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in reply to JonesWCaleb
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@ The payload of each spacecraft is dictated by the science goals of the mission. I need a suite of geology tools to do my job
1:33 PM May 22nd
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in reply to CocoaPriest
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75 days till touchdown on Mars. Distance to go: ~87 million miles (141 million km). My current position:
11:34 AM May 22nd
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