195 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 707 posts 9,482 battles Report post #1 Posted February 18 https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/status/ 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
96 [WOLFB] Geococcyx [WOLFB] Members 322 posts 8,381 battles Report post #2 Posted February 18 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
1,126 [CO-OP] HamptonRoads Members 2,826 posts 28,416 battles Report post #3 Posted February 18 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
5,033 [WOLF9] iDuckman Wiki Lead 15,767 posts 4,771 battles Report post #4 Posted February 18 (edited) Does it include a built-in dust brush to clean off its solar panels? Edited February 18 by iDuckman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,160 [INTEL] alexf24 Members 7,755 posts 36,923 battles Report post #5 Posted February 18 Saw it live. Exiting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,649 [RLGN] Estimated_Prophet Members 15,657 posts 27,382 battles Report post #6 Posted February 18 (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 by Estimated_Prophet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,033 [WOLF9] iDuckman Wiki Lead 15,767 posts 4,771 battles Report post #7 Posted February 18 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
195 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 707 posts 9,482 battles Report post #8 Posted February 19 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
195 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 707 posts 9,482 battles Report post #9 Posted February 20 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
195 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 707 posts 9,482 battles Report post #10 Posted February 22 NASA has released the touchdown video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
195 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 707 posts 9,482 battles Report post #11 Posted February 25 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
