286 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 846 posts 10,123 battles Report post #1 Posted February 18, 2021 https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/status/ 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
118 [WOLFB] Geococcyx [WOLFB] Members 369 posts 9,705 battles Report post #2 Posted February 18, 2021 Watched the landing. Lots of new tech on the rover. Should be interesting to follow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,852 [CO-OP] HamptonRoads Members 5,103 posts 37,760 battles Report post #3 Posted February 18, 2021 Thanks for this. I can hardly wait to see the recovered samples from Mars. That mission is not going to happen for a couple of decades, but the plan is for the Perseverance rover to gather them; put them in a storage tank, which will later be collected ~2028, and finally returned to Earth in ~2031. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,218 [WOLF9] iDuckman Wiki Lead, Privateers 18,002 posts 4,935 battles Report post #4 Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Does it include a built-in dust brush to clean off its solar panels? Edited February 18, 2021 by iDuckman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,260 [INTEL] alexf24 Members 7,837 posts 41,029 battles Report post #5 Posted February 18, 2021 Saw it live. Exiting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,093 [RLGN] Estimated_Prophet Members 18,149 posts 32,423 battles Report post #6 Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Vid on Curiosity’s landing. ‘Seven Minutes of Terror.’ Which I did watch. Awesome seeing the control center crew come alive with relief and excitement when the first signal of a good landing came in. God, I still love this vid, dramatic music, visuals, and narration are perfect. And a vid about Perseverance. Kinda bummed I missed seeing it live... Edited February 18, 2021 by Estimated_Prophet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,218 [WOLF9] iDuckman Wiki Lead, Privateers 18,002 posts 4,935 battles Report post #7 Posted February 18, 2021 Well, you wouldn't see it live. Long lag time. But you could watch the control room. Which I will do shortly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
286 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 846 posts 10,123 battles Report post #8 Posted February 19, 2021 New pics https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/world/mars-rover-new-images-scn-trnd/index.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
286 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 846 posts 10,123 battles Report post #9 Posted February 20, 2021 Its going to be hard waiting over a month to see how Ingenuity does on its test flights. https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-first-status-update/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
286 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 846 posts 10,123 battles Report post #10 Posted February 22, 2021 NASA has released the touchdown video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
286 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 846 posts 10,123 battles Report post #11 Posted February 25, 2021 Seems NASA sent/has sent a few "easter eggs" to Mars. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-mars-rovers-parachute-contained-a-secret-message/ar-BB1dYH1N Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
