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Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3214 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
From NASA Chandra: “Abell 1033: To Boldly Go into Colliding Galaxy Clusters†A new composite image of the galaxy cluster Abell 1033 bears a striking resemblance to the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek. X-rays from Chandra (purple), radio emission from LOFAR (blue), and SDSS optical data were combined in this image. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Two cargo ships, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus, launched by an Antares rocket, and the Russian Progress 71 have docked to the International Space Station. Traffic is increasing. On December 3 a Soyuz rocket should bring new cosmonauts and astronauts to the ISS. Tullio |
Pierre A Renaud Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 998 Credit: 9,101,544 RAC: 65 |
On November 26th 2018, a mole will land on Mars - The Oatmeal https://theoatmeal.com/comics/insight https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/ #comics #NASA #InSight #space #science #mars #MarsLander #kids #humor #learning Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020 |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Twenty years ago, on November 20 1998 a Proton Russian Rocket put in orbit the Zarya module, which was the start of the iSS. A following Shuttle carried another module which was joined to the Zarya by its astronauts. The Zarya module is visible with its partly folded solar panels in recent images of the ISS. Tullio |
Pierre A Renaud Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 998 Credit: 9,101,544 RAC: 65 |
The InSight robotic probe will land on Mars monday, november 26, at 11:47 AM Pacific Time, 2:47 PM Eastern, 18:47 UTC and it will be "seven minutes of terror" you don't want to miss ! https://www.forbes.com/sites/billretherford/2018/11/18/days-away-from-mars-nasa-awaits-the-seven-minutes-of-terror/ https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/multimedia/podcast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDSbUpmRksI On November 26th 2018, a mole will land on Mars - The Oatmeal Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020 |
Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873 |
WATCH THE MARS LANDING TODAY: Get ready for another 7 minutes of terror. Today, a NASA robot named "InSight" will attempt to land on Mars--a process that involves screaming through the red planet's atmosphere in a fireball, shedding more than 12,000 mph of velocity. For the first time, two interplanetary cubesats ("WALL-E" and "Eva") will help NASA broadcast the landing. Tune into NASA TVstarting at 2 p.m. EST for full coverage. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Should be a cool show. Thanks for reminding me! The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
From NASA News, both Green Bank and Effelsberg, the top two steerable radio telescopes will monitor InSight's descent. Tullio Also the 64 meters Sardinia telescope will follow it, according to Piero Benvenuti, the new President of the Italian Space Agency. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Insight has landed on Mars Tullio |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Yep, I just watched it on NASA tv. The lander sent back a picture, already! It's camera still has it's dust protector on, and you can see particles on it, and the Martian surface and horizon, and the sky. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873 |
Looks like with this landing, the descent mechanisms are pretty solid since this is the second time they've used the heatshield, supersonic parachute and landing thruster design successfully. They ought to stick with the design for future missions. So far 100% success rate. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I think they said they have to wait a few hours for the solar panels to unfurl, but it looks like a clear day to do it. :~) The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
The first picture taken after landing: The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Hats off to JPL! Tullio |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Hats off to JPL! |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
And here comes the sun! The Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC), located on the robotic arm of NASA's InSight lander, took this picture of the Martian surface on Nov. 26, 2018, the same day the spacecraft touched down on the Red Planet. The camera's transparent dust cover is still on in this image, to prevent particulates kicked up during landing from settling on the camera's lens. This image was relayed from InSight to Earth via NASA's Odyssey spacecraft, currently orbiting Mars.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I watched the TV coverage live. Another great job by the team at JPL. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
You are not alone to wonder:) #24 Olga Antonova "Duct tape fixes everything" https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-nasa-insight-mars-landing-reactions/ |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
what is on the form to the top left ? they still fix parts with duct tape ?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapton |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
But why use Kapton only on the joints?what is on the form to the top left ? they still fix parts with duct tape ?? And it seems like they missed a joint on the upper part of the object, whatever it is. |
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