Perseverance - Nerd Superbowl is On! Gametime 3:30 pm EST

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ArizonaTank

Quote from: steve58 on February 19, 2021, 05:15:42 PM
Frickin incredible.  Finally a plus for 2021.   O0

Suddenly feeling an urge to run off and fire up Kerbal Space Program to try (:2funny:) to duplicate a skycrane rover mission.

+1  I vote we officially started 2021 yesterday.
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It's pretty amazing, can't wait for the high def video and pictures on Monday.
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I think I can see the face of Jar Jar Binks in the rock formations in front of the Rover. It-sa NOT pretty.  ;D  Seriously, great time to be alive and watching. Imagine what the old Explorers/Astronauts would think of what we've done.
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ArizonaTank

"Ingenuity" the drone helicopter is the part I am most stoked about.  Ingenuity has checked in as 'good to go'.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-first-status-update/
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"The Flying Dutchman"
Shortstop: Pittsburgh Pirates 1900-1917
Rated as the 2nd most valuable player of all time by Bill James.

Gusington

I can't remember which astronaut I saw on the news but he was also nerdgasming at the drone helicopter a few days ago.

LOL at the pic above, SDR. Epic!


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steve58

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Quote from: ArizonaTank on February 20, 2021, 11:01:00 AM
"Ingenuity" the drone helicopter is the part I am most stoked about.  Ingenuity has checked in as 'good to go'.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-first-status-update/

I'm also very interested in Ingenuity.  It has been deployed to the Mars surface and has made it through it's first Martian night.



First flight will be no earlier than April 11.   :bd:

https://www.cnet.com/news/see-the-first-mars-color-photo-snapped-by-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/05/world/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-nasa-rotorcraft-scn-trnd/index.html
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We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

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steve58

Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

ArizonaTank

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"The Flying Dutchman"
Shortstop: Pittsburgh Pirates 1900-1917
Rated as the 2nd most valuable player of all time by Bill James.

steve58

1st flight postponed again, due to a software glitch.

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Now, the Ingenuity team has said a solution to the problem has been found, but it means they have to reinstall the little helicopter's flight software.

This means the test flight date must be pushed back again by an unknown number of days. NASA is aiming to set a new date next week.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasas-mars-ingenuity-helicopter-first-flight-postponed-indefinitely/ar-BB1fBznA
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

solops

Glitch. Yeah. Right. They don't have the balls to admit that they cannot get flight plan approval from Mars Air Control for an unlicensed, rickety foreign drone.
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steve58

Looks like Perseverance and Ingenuity may get has some company in a few daysChina Mars Rover to Land Between Saturday and Wednesday  China now says Mars Rover has Landed
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)