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Message 1173885 - Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 16:02:20 UTC

Thanks for the info! :)
Super interesting and hopefully it will give us some nice information.
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Message 1173927 - Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 19:26:16 UTC - in response to Message 1173878.  
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We have lift off and a successful launch. Next stop Mars....


Chris, are you going to be our seti reporter regarding the progress of
Nasa Mars Rover, just like LynnL is for Voyager 1 & II ?
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Message 1173969 - Posted: 26 Nov 2011, 23:50:57 UTC - in response to Message 1173927.  

We have lift off and a successful launch. Next stop Mars....


Chris, are you going to be our seti reporter regarding the progress of
Nasa Mars Rover, just like LynnL is for Voyager 1 & II ?


Nick, will try my best for the Voyager 1 & 11. :-)

Chris, great news! It will take eight and a half months for Curiosity to make the 345-million-mile journey to Mars.
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Message 1174099 - Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 17:45:46 UTC

Nice update Chris...great if it could survive for those 14 years though.
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Message 1175222 - Posted: 2 Dec 2011, 20:51:09 UTC

Chris and Lynn,
The updates on Curiosity would be good.

Anything ye can do to speed up the time it takes to get there guys?

Very exciting mission!
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Message 1175243 - Posted: 2 Dec 2011, 22:39:23 UTC - in response to Message 1175225.  

Hi Johnney,

Well, we did wonder about putting a few drops of the "Black Gold" into the fuel tank, but they politely declined our offer ;-))


Would have caused a few "Hic!-ups" had you done so?

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Message 1175926 - Posted: 5 Dec 2011, 20:10:32 UTC

Very informative updates via the attached threads of yours Chris.
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Message 1175934 - Posted: 5 Dec 2011, 20:54:46 UTC - in response to Message 1175926.  

are we there yet are we there yet are we there yet?


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Message 1179309 - Posted: 19 Dec 2011, 17:25:57 UTC
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Good point.

I would like to know how much we have been able to put in place in or around Mars, because I now have lost track of it.

Some years ago we had a very small, but very successful mission to the surface of Mars.

The little rover on wheels who was able to run on the surface of Mars was having the name of Sojourner.

Both the rover as well as the platform which it rolled on from were having cameras. As far as I know, we only have pictures from the surface of Mars, not recorded or live playback streaming video including possible sound.

As soon as Spirit and Opportunity were launched, each one with its separate mission to the planet, Sojourner became soon forgotten. Anyone remembering those happy (joyous) scenes in Mission Control when those first pictures came up on the monitors?

We also have had Mars missions lately which were not meant at landing on the surface. Some of these missions unfortunately became unsuccessful, other ones again were success stories. Do anyone have the name of these later missions which did not land rovers on the surface?
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Message 1179376 - Posted: 19 Dec 2011, 20:16:19 UTC - in response to Message 1179309.  

Good point.

I would like to know how much we have been able to put in place in or around Mars, because I now have lost track of it.



So Norway now has a space program?


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Message 1179379 - Posted: 19 Dec 2011, 20:29:43 UTC
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Possibly, but nothing compared with the capabilities of the United States, of course. Anyway, we do have a very competent person in charge of the Norwegian space research program (more than 50 years of experience).

By saying "we", I really meant to say the human race, we living on planet Earth.

It should have come to that point now, we always will be having individuals as well as organizations who think they are leading the way, still Nasa and the U.S. Military should be those who currently are having the big resources.

Also countries like China are doing well right now. Russia may still suffer from possibly bureaucracy and economic hardship, but they are having great scientists as well as a strong military, of course. North-Korea launched a missile into space yesterday.

But maybe nothing is beaten by good ideas and the exchange of such ideas, in the end.
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Message 1184107 - Posted: 9 Jan 2012, 18:21:58 UTC

Thanks for the update Chris, not long before landing then?
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Message 1185810 - Posted: 16 Jan 2012, 21:04:14 UTC

Great update Chris, good to know all is going well for this mission.
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Message 1188780 - Posted: 27 Jan 2012, 7:50:02 UTC

Super links, Chris....
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Message 1204176 - Posted: 9 Mar 2012, 16:12:12 UTC

Thanks for the update here Chris, some great vids via the "CURIOSITY" link.


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Message 1206031 - Posted: 15 Mar 2012, 5:08:40 UTC - in response to Message 1188623.  

Don't forget Opportunity, and RIP to Spirit.

Opportunity

Opportunity 2



HAHA oh wow, is Opportunity still buzzing around up there? I thought that would have died by now. What a spectacular feat of engineering, to still be operating in that environment with no maintenance.
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Message 1216974 - Posted: 11 Apr 2012, 19:49:17 UTC

All systems go!!....good.




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Message 1225244 - Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 6:54:51 UTC

Remind me in August, til then it's on cruise control.
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Message 1225401 - Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 18:48:43 UTC - in response to Message 1225256.  

Thanks Lynn, I was going to check for an update tomorrow :-)



Welcome Chris, I was hoping you were not bummed by me posting the update.
99 days and counting.

Thanks, Lynn
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