New Mars Rover "Curiosity" coming fall 2012

Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:35 am » by **Frutty**

taintedsample wrote:
glassjaw667 wrote:Anyway, on topic, according to the NASA link provided on page one, this rover's camera looks like it can take AMAZING, and detailed pictures. I can't wait to see what it sends back. Let's just hope it actually makes it there. Does anyone know the actual landing date?

The actual launch period will go from November 25 to December 18, 2011. Launch within that period will result in a Mars landing between August 6 and August 20, 2012.

Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:08 pm » by **Taintedsample**

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html

18 days 23 hours until launch! :flop:

Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:18 pm » by **The57ironman**

ya' gotta love what this lil' gal is doing.....

from Sheilaaliens on Nov 14, 2011

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Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:21 am » by **Mrmcnuggets**

frutty wrote:
taintedsample wrote:
glassjaw667 wrote:Anyway, on topic, according to the NASA link provided on page one, this rover's camera looks like it can take AMAZING, and detailed pictures. I can't wait to see what it sends back. Let's just hope it actually makes it there. Does anyone know the actual landing date?

The actual launch period will go from November 25 to December 18, 2011. Launch within that period will result in a Mars landing between August 6 and August 20, 2012.

Currently, the answer to ”how long does it take to get to Mars?” is about 214 days or a little over 7 months.

should be by mid-end summer '12. Using a nuclear powered rocket would make it a little over 4 months.

Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:28 am » by **Frutty**

Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:30 am » by **Mrmcnuggets**

and that's why smoking crack and trying to be a conspiracist doesn't work, frut. I think we're sending them to go check out those mars cities you found. :look:

Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:38 am » by **Frutty**

mrmcnuggets wrote:and that's why smoking crack and trying to be a conspiracist doesn't work, frut. I think we're sending them to go check out those mars cities you found.

Well I hope this time it's for real!

http://anomalies.johnpeniel.com/ :rtft:

Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:41 pm » by **Frutty**

NASA Prepares To Launch Largest Mars Rover Ever Created

NASA officials on Saturday will launch what they are calling “a Mars scientist’s dream machine,” a new Mars Rover that is the largest-ever created.

According to the rover’s lead developer:

It’s not just big—it’s “the largest and most complex piece of equipment ever placed on the surface of another planet.”

The new device is 7-feet high and has been nicknamed Curiosity.

The new space exploration tool features a jackhammer and laser arm which will be used to break through Mars’ various rocks as it probes Martian soil.

With a price tag of $2.5 million the craft is meant to be used in an attempt to finally determine if Mars was ever capable of sustaining life. The rover will work off recent findings that the planet contains methane.

Speaking to Space.com one expert noted:

“I like to say it’s extraterrestrial real estate appraisal.”

The Mars Science Laboratory as it’s officially known will land on Mars with the help of a specialized crane system that scientists hope can one day be used to land humans on the Red planet.

Do you think the $2.5 billion price tag for the Mars Rover is money well spent or should the U.S. Government be focusing on projects that are closer to home?

http://www.inquisitr.com/162407/nasa-pr ... r-created/

Now we know where the "black budget" comes from

:lol:

Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:48 pm » by **Taintedsample**

If it discovers life or life traces I'd say worth every penny.

two days till launch! go baby go.
One thing they left off was an arm to flip over rocks. Seriously if you were looking for life you would flip the rocks over right? :flop:

Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:08 pm » by **Frutty**

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