** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

[PermaBanned]

Ha, if it could take me to space (and back) i'd be happy with a shopping trolley

 

[SteveOBHave]

Yeah, it's that "and back" bit that makes it a dodgey proposition.

 

[Cosimo]

Mars Science Laboratory image gallery:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/gallery-indexEvents.html

 

[SteveOBHave]

Where is the "So Cool" button?

 

[Cosimo]

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[GreatWaves]

Wow, indirect evidence of Martian Squirrels...
news briefing at time index 20:08

 

[Combat squirrel]

Yeah saw that !! haha, everyone has figured out where I live ¬¬

 

[Spook187]

image was taken by Navcam: Right A (NAV_RIGHT_A) onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 2 (2012-08-08 07:05:05 UTC) .

 

[Azza]

 

[Mik3]

Incredible achievement by NASA.

Here's is the latest image:

 

[Merlin5]

High Resolution Photo from the HiRISE Camera on MRO of the Central Mound of Mt.Sharp taken 24 Hours after the MSL Landed.


http://www.uahirise.org/images/2012/details/cut/mt-sharp-oblique.jpg

 

[SteveOBHave]

High Resolution Photo from the HiRISE Camera on MRO of the Central Mound of Mt.Sharp taken 24 Hours after the MSL Landed.


http://www.uahirise.org/images/2012/details/cut/mt-sharp-oblique.jpg

For an alien landscape it's awfully familiar.

 

[Cosimo]

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[Cosimo]

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[Cosimo]

Grab a coffee, go full screen and let's go back to earth:

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[SlyReaper]

That Steltzner guy looks like he's about to smack the bald guy in the face, before going in for the hug.

 

[Mp4]

Bah ill have to catch sol3 later

 

[sigma]

Interesting size comparison of the various rovers here:

http://www.modernprimate.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rover-comparison.jpeg

 

[Cosimo]

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[sigma]