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NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 22, 2021, 4:00 PM
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If you go to the below NASA press release link and scroll down, you can find the Mars Perseverance EDL on-board video that was posted about 2 hours ago. NASA started a press conference at 2pm EST on NASA TV in which they unveiled and discussed this new video. They are currently in Q&A. Replay of this press conference will probably be linked to the same website later. Look on the left hand side of the page.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-mars-perseverance-rover-provides-front-row-seat-to-landing-first-audio
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Re: NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 22, 2021, 4:06 PM
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I watched the Landing 3 times. Online twice and tv. Its exciting. Makes me watch
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Re: NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 22, 2021, 4:17 PM
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Wish they would have kept camera of the separated section until it impacted the surface
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Re: NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 22, 2021, 4:25 PM
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Are you referring to the sky crane? Maybe(?) NASA did keep the sky crane camera rolling and haven't posted it yet? I think that it chooses the safest direction to go and hauls @$$ in that direction until it runs out of fuel. I think(?) that I heard that it crashed about 700 meters away?
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Re: NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 22, 2021, 4:22 PM
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Re: NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 22, 2021, 5:29 PM
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So friggin cool.
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All RIGHTY then. Glad that thing had a successful landing.
Feb 22, 2021, 5:38 PM
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A whole bunch of money is tied up in that fancy tinkertoy!
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Re: All RIGHTY then. Glad that thing had a successful landing.
Feb 22, 2021, 5:56 PM
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Why distraught are you?
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We should continue to fund NASA well, if for no other reason
Feb 23, 2021, 8:18 AM
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than, eventually, the way we human beans are screwing up this world, we are going to have to find another one to screw up. Now, I expect that time will be way past my lifetime, but we are on the track.
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How exactly are we screwing up this world today?
Feb 23, 2021, 8:42 AM
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I can't speak for China, but we Americans have some of the toughest environmental standards to meet.
At least we are releasing balloons.
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That would be a 8x budget increase for NASA!
Feb 23, 2021, 8:40 AM
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1/4 of military yearly budget is about 180 billion. NASA yearly budget is 23 billion. That would be a 180/23 equals approximately 8x budget increase for NASA. NASA actually had a big ole budget like that during the Apollo moon missions. The first thing that the present NASA Administrator would say if you told him that his budget would be increased 8x would be "Holy Crap!"
I met the present acting NASA administrator a handful of times when he worked for NASA/Langley Research Center (LaRC). While there, he rose to Center Director. He's a good person. The current NASA/LaRC Center Director is Clayton Turner. I met him several times too. Previous to being Center Director, he was the center chief engineer. He is a fantastic person. He is technically very sharp, a great leader, and a great project manager. I sat next to him (coach class) on a short airplane flight once from Atlanta to Newport News, VA. If Biden wanted specifically to appoint a black person to be the NASA Administrator, I think that Clayton would be a good choice because he definitely has the right stuff.
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Budgets almost don't matter anymore. If there is one thing
Feb 23, 2021, 8:44 AM
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that this Covid has for sure done, it is that it has forever killed any remote chance there ever was of balancing the Federal Budget or paying off the National Debt.
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Re: Budgets almost don't matter anymore. If there is one thing
Feb 23, 2021, 8:52 AM
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I have the same concerns, but I hope that we are wrong.
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that is so freakin' cool!!***
Feb 22, 2021, 6:03 PM
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Re: that is so freakin' cool!!***
Feb 22, 2021, 6:04 PM
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Pig already said friggin'
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Re: NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 22, 2021, 6:12 PM
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Pretty cool. I think its neat there going to send another space shuttle to mars in 10 years to pick up the dirt samples perseverance is picking up now and then come back to earth. Im 29 now, i hope i can see a man on mars in my lifetime
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Re: NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 22, 2021, 6:16 PM
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I placed request for Science and Technology, to dicuss and wave rewards in your face.
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What a massive waste of money
Feb 22, 2021, 6:43 PM
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Re: What a massive waste of money
Feb 22, 2021, 7:43 PM
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NASA's budget is 0.5% of the total federal budget. If you consider NASA's technology transfer positive economic impact, NASA very well may be returning their whole budget back to the economy. I'm sure that the development of Perseverance has/will spawn even more NASA technology transfer. In addition, the scientific discoveries made on Mars by Perseverance over the planned 2 earth year mission life could save our civilization in the future. I will bet you BIG money that Perseverance will at least double it's planned mission life like EVERY other NASA Mars rover has done. Here is just one example where the NASA development cost of a technology was GREATLY overshadowed by its positive economic impact (and increased aviation safety). This NASA technology saves commercial airliners about 100,000 gallons of fuel per year per plane. While at this site, you can educate yourself about MANY more NASA spinoff technologies.
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2010/t_5.html
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Re: What a massive waste of money
Feb 22, 2021, 9:11 PM
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That’s all well and good, but does absolutely nothing to help alleviate the devastating and growing income inequality in this country. Spending good money sending crap to another planet when you could give it to those who really need it right here on Earth, shows an incredible lack of empathy and really screwed up priorities. Hopefully, the Biden Administration will fix this.
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I quit debating/arguing politics on-line months ago.***
Feb 22, 2021, 9:49 PM
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Re: What a massive waste of money
Feb 22, 2021, 9:55 PM
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Ummmmm, they’re looking for a place to send the poor people. Income inequality solved.
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In other words, NASA is racist.
Feb 23, 2021, 5:39 AM
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Look for that article on the front page of Yahoo! in the coming days.
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You couldn't be more wrong.
Feb 23, 2021, 5:38 AM
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The R&D that comes from space exploration is unparalleled. Something like a 4 to 1 return.
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Re: NASA Perseverance Rover EDL on-board video posted
Feb 23, 2021, 7:42 AM
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You think Mars is flat like the Earth is?
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Thanks for the big ole grin on my face!***
Feb 23, 2021, 8:42 AM
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Awesome!
Feb 23, 2021, 12:22 PM
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And, I guarantee they will find life there more intelligent than coots.
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Don't rile Marvin the Martian up using coots as metric .
Feb 23, 2021, 1:22 PM
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Marvin has a ray gun!
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