Guest robbobsam Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Where is the best place to get live updates on the curiosity rover ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I was planning on using this website.... />http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Ma's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnC Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24496015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robbobsam Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Thanks Guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Lewis has set the alarm ready to watch this on the NASA site.....he's been into it the last few days and asked me ever-so-nicely if we could be up to watch it lol how could I say no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Hope he enjoyed the landing, it was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Here is a link to view all the pictures taken so far by the rover........ http://www.nasa.gov/...ndexEvents.html Edited August 6, 2012 by Daz type-r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sorry, it had to be posted..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sorry, it had to be posted..... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Like that!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The old radioactive pram is off hunting Martian Hobbits! It's going to be a few interesting years now. Are we having a book open and having guesses on how long it will keep going? Bearing in mind the amazing lives of Spirit and Opportunity! I'll start, 5 years and 7 months. Mrs Baz says 9 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I'm thinking "Beagle" - my moneys on it not getting out of that crater lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Always looking on the bright side then Kim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 To be honest - mars rovers never really blew my skirt up - now if they popped a couple of humans up there for a game of gravity free golf I might get excited lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I say it goes fine untill it auto updates, my laptop never likes windows updates, I don't expect this to be any different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I say it goes fine untill it auto updates, my laptop never likes windows updates, I don't expect this to be any different Ha ha, what do you think it is running, Windows Vista? I give it 8 and a half years, not sure of the half life of Plutonium 238. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Ha ha, what do you think it is running, Windows Vista? I give it 8 and a half years, not sure of the half life of Plutonium 238. bout just over 87 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 It takes a lot to float your lots boat doesn't it. It's traveled 450 million miles, hit a target area 3 metres by 12 metres in the atmosphere at 13,000 miles an hour, reached over 2000 degrees C, used three parachutes to slow down, and then pulled the show stopper out the bag.......only a rocket powered sky crane, ( How many kids want a rocket powered sky crane for Xmas now? ), and then landed on another planet! It's done this all faultlessly. I was edging my bets at 5 years. Between all the probes sent up there to Mars, I wonder how much the total cost of them all is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 at least they measured it in metres this time and didn't get it confused with feet :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I'm with you Baz, I'm cocker hop about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I do think it's a brilliant achievement. My guess at how long it works for is 3 and a half years. Although newer than the others that went before it has more bits on it to wear out, use power or go wrong, hence my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 at least they measured it in metres this time and didn't get it confused with feet :D How do you get confused with feet, you only have two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Americans managed it last time they crashed one on Mars :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 LOL @ auto updates - too funny Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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