[Technology] NASA Perseverance Mars Landing!

[Frutos]

Lots of talk and not a lot of landing. Anyone know how long until we get a glimpse of the planet that I imagine look a bit like AZ Gulls backyard?

About an hour until it's due to land, I believe.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Aye, some radio-controlled car driving around filming dust and dirt... big boost. Very useful.

Whoosh! You just replied to a post full of British confectionary puns

Edit: I see some dullard has put Swanny out of his misery

 

[Frutos]

The level of engineering and scientific skill required to design and build something like this is off the charts.

Must be so nerve-wracking for those involved waiting to see that it has landed successfully.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

About an hour until it's due to land, I believe.

My wife told me about this I Hershey said about 8:30.

 

[Motogull]

About an hour until it's due to land, I believe.

Is there no on board footage yet? I'd rather watch some of that.

 

[Poojah]

I’m a little shocked and saddened that we’ve delved this deep into chocolate pun territory and no one has referenced Aero space yet.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

The level of engineering and scientific skill required to design and build something like this is off the charts.

Must be so nerve-wracking for those involved waiting to see that it has landed successfully.

Some of the engineers are Texan.

 

[Brighthelmstone]

Some of the engineers are Texan.

hopefully they aren't using the Texas speak n spell (showing my age now)

 

[Comrade Sam]

Cynical as I am about spunking away money on this sort of thing, my daughters love it so we watch avidly. However, my daughter pointed out, if the object is to collect samples for future missions to gather - then why can't they just collect new samples when the next ship arrives and save all the time and money on today's mission?
Sorry, forgot to say that I'm trying to stay on topic!

 

[Comrade Sam]

This sort of mission isn't a picnic, and collecting a flake of Mars appears to be extremely difficult. A bit of me hopes they fudge the whole thing. I'll try not to revel in it!

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Cynical as I am about spunking away money on this sort of thing, my daughters love it so we watch avidly. However, my daughter pointed out, if the object is to collect samples for future missions to gather - then why can't they just collect new samples when the next ship arrives and save all the time and money on today's mission?
Sorry, forgot to say that I'm trying to stay on topic!

I would guess that collecting samples takes time and energy. To leave Mars would take a huge amount of energy. Its all about minimising energy use for the returning mission.

 

[dangull]

Yes, the possibility of finding possible fossilised microbes or bacteria is truly exciting. I would be more interested if there was little green men.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Truly brilliant TV. Reminds me of back in 1969 when we were woken up by my Dad to watch the Moon landings. 3am or something un-Godly, even for me a 12 year old lad....


Space exploration is really the business.


TNBA

TTF

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Look up MOXY Mars Technology...A wee box that generates oxygen from latent atmospheric carbon dioxide....

Technology at it's very very best.


TNBA

TTF

 

[Hugo Rune]

Parachute deployment!

 

[GloryDays]

Thought the graphics would be a bit better, but tbf it is quite far away.

Success!

 

[Mackenzie]

 

[dangull]

Touchdown !

 

[Eric Potts]

It’s down.

 

[Frutos]

Fantastic stuff.