GordonD Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Here, just released by NASA. Edited August 6, 2012 by GordonD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 is not the newest lander due to arrive very soon? sometime in August? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Great stuff, Gordon, thank you for posting! As a child of the Space Race, I still love this sort of thing. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypnobear Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thats all very well, but where are all the secret underground UFO ports and bunkers? Theyre there somewhere.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thats all very well, but where are all the secret underground UFO ports and bunkers? Theyre there somewhere.... If they were in the photos, then they wouldn't be a secret anymore, would they... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Fascinating image. But what makes me feel sad is that, not content with spoiling our planet and space with junk, we are now littering distant planets with the wreckage of one way ticket craft. A sort of AMARC on Mars! Wonder when the first B-52 will end up there! Edited July 10, 2012 by Paul J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmonk Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Great post, amazing to think how far away it is. Wonder when the first Google Maps photo van will hit the planet's surface! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Wonder when the first Google Maps photo van will hit the planet's surface! When it does, it will be greeting by Martians doing utterly bizarre things just so they can get their fifteen minutes of notoriety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Mankind at its very best. August the 5th pushing the envelope "Curiosity" will land. And then maybe ,first contact,even if its a bug,molecule or fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 just a minute. In the distant background... It ... looks like...a.... tripod.....!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Mankind at its very best.August the 5th pushing the envelope "Curiosity" will land. And then maybe ,first contact,even if its a bug,molecule or fossil. A Martian chav, wearing a baseball cap back to front, will stroll up and study the probe. Then it will reach out to the camera and the picture will go black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabio Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 How long till the Top Gear boys try to get a 3 grand car across there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Just had another look. I can just make out what looks like a Tesco shopping trolley behind the rock! And over to the far left just out of shot almost a tail of what apppears to be a P-40.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Just had another look. I can just make out what looks like a Tesco shopping trolley behind the rock! And over to the far left just out of shot almost a tail of what apppears to be a P-40.... did you look hard to the left, and magnify http://moshie.blogspot.com/mars.bmp Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Velociweiler Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science...ul-landing.html Rover due to land on Mars early UK time tomorrow morning. Preliminary reconnaissance confirms an intact B-29 Bomber in a crater close to the intended landing site. Investigators from the paramilitary wing of the IPMS have indicated the markings on the B-29 are inaccurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science...ul-landing.htmlRover due to land on Mars early UK time tomorrow morning. Preliminary reconnaissance confirms an intact B-29 Bomber in a crater close to the intended landing site. Investigators from the paramilitary wing of the IPMS have indicated the markings on the B-29 are inaccurate. The probe is safely down, which I wouldn't have put money on. Film of the control centre here - they look mildly pleased, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The probe is safely down, which I wouldn't have put money on. I find the whole thing utterly astonishing. Not only do they come up with a hideously complicated landing sequence which has to work autonomously, but they manage to get it all to work apparently flawlessly. I don't know who the project manger is, but they're not paying him nearly enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 I find the whole thing utterly astonishing. Not only do they come up with a hideously complicated landing sequence which has to work autonomously, but they manage to get it all to work apparently flawlessly.I don't know who the project manger is, but they're not paying him nearly enough! Apparently Gerry Anderson fell about laughing and said the landing sequence was too far-fetched... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Apparently Gerry Anderson fell about laughing and said the landing sequence was too far-fetched... That's rich coming from the inventor of Zero-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I was astonished when I saw the simulation of the landing sequence, thought it was going to be a 500metre trail of debris on the Martian surface. Massive credit to them, looking forward to seeing some new images soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Apparently Gerry Anderson fell about laughing and said the landing sequence was too far-fetched... That's rich coming from the inventor of Zero-X He didn't really, I just said it for comic effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 He didn't really, I just said it for comic effect. I know! But given the launch and recovery sequence for Zero-X, Gerry Anderson would have made a good risk assessor for NASA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 I know! But given the launch and recovery sequence for Zero-X, Gerry Anderson would have made a good risk assessor for NASA! He has come up with some stonkers in his time. I remember the first time I saw a Harrier at an air show: when the pilot went into hover mode and bowed to the crowd, it looked so unbelievable that I was scanning the sky above it, looking for the top edge of the backdrop with Gerry leaning over holding the strings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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