NASA's trip to Mars

[Minusorange]

Spoiler = It landed

 

[ic1male]

I don’t understand how they’re getting real time communication on what the lander is doing?

 

[sigma]

w00t

 

[sigma]

I don’t understand how they’re getting real time communication on what the lander is doing?

It’s delayed by 8 mins but effectively live for us.

 

[Malevolence]

 

[sigma]

I missed some of it. I guess that pic means that Cube One satellite is working

 

[Malevolence]

I missed some of it. I guess that pic means that Cube One satellite is working

It is indeed.

 

[sigma]

It is indeed.

w00t w00t

 

[sigma]

Humanity needs less politics, more space flight. Appreciate the irony of this statement re:moon landing but still.

 

[Thekwango]

Was quite exciting listen to the final few seconds approach.

 

[The_Abyss]

This is very cool.

 

[Roar87]

Good job NASA, showing everyone how it's done.

 

[Delvis]

I don’t understand how they’re getting real time communication on what the lander is doing?

Which part are you not getting?

 

[ic1male]

Which part are you not getting?

As @sigma says it’s delayed by 8 mins but I didn’t understand how we get the signal. But the lady on the TV show says the InSight lander sends communications to the two little MarCo satellites which accompanied it and it was them that sent the signal to the Deep Space Network via UHF which takes 8 minutes.

 

[koolpc]

So, what are we earthlings going to gain from this mission?

 

[Moley]

So, what are we earthlings going to gain from this mission?

Knowledge.

 

[Delvis]

So, what are we earthlings going to gain from this mission?

More useful than the Kardashians being on TV.

 

[Smokey Deza]

I didn't have any doubts. Curiosity was the size of a car and they bossed it. Amazing, amazing stuff. Bravo NASA well done again

Disturbingly, it isn’t even a given that it’ll get launched due to budget constraints.

Don't see why they'd can the JWST they've invested nearly 10 billion already and it's in its final stages. Plus they need something to replace the Hubble which is failing to bits

 

[koolpc]

Knowledge.

Like what?

 

[Psymonkee]

What the core is made of for 1 thing. Read the comic on the link i posted near the start. Goes a little OT with jokes but tells you some more in there in an easy to digest form!