editor Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I don't know if JSC had anything to do with this, but we have a new probe on Mars. Too bad this one doesn't crawl around, but at least it's landed safely.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(spacecraft) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I don't know if JSC had anything to do with this, but we have a new probe on Mars. Too bad this one doesn't crawl around, but at least it's landed safely.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(spacecraft)Hopefully it will strike oil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hopefully it will strike oil!Wouldn't THAT be funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Wouldn't THAT be funny?That would be hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hopefully it will strike oil!congress has already banned drilling there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I don't know if JSC had anything to do with this, but we have a new probe on Mars. Too bad this one doesn't crawl around, but at least it's landed safely.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(spacecraft)JSC had pretty much nothing to do with this... but is taking some of the credit, in media outlets that fail to qualify "Mission Control" (e.g. MSBC, CNN, initially)... when people hear "Mission Control" they think Houston... but in reality, (mission control at) JPL, in Pasedena CA, is running the show on this one.This is first time since 1976 that NASA/JPL has put down landers on Mars that use retro-rockets to "soft land." Aside from finding life on Mars, that in and of itself is a small miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 JSC had pretty much nothing to do with this... but is taking some of the credit, in media outlets that fail to qualify "Mission Control" (e.g. MSBC, CNN, initially)... when people hear "Mission Control" they think Houston... but in reality, (mission control at) JPL, in Pasedena CA, is running the show on this one.This is first time since 1976 that NASA/JPL has put down landers on Mars that use retro-rockets to "soft land." Aside from finding life on Mars, that in and of itself is a small miracle.One thing's for sure ... looking at the pictures from the control room, those folks LOVE their job.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24811991/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 One thing's for sure ... looking at the pictures from the control room, those folks LOVE their job.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24811991/They do... Anyone want to guess why all of them are wearing blue shirts? I have an idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 They do... Anyone want to guess why all of them are wearing blue shirts? I have an idea...White shirts stain too easily? If you are up for hours (days at a stretch I would imagine) you'd get a pretty filthy looking white shirt.Blue hides the dirt better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hopefully it will strike oil! Wouldn't THAT be funny? That would be hilarious. congress has already banned drilling there. You think $130/bbl is high, waititill you see the transport on that stuff! They can keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 You think $130/bbl is high, waititill you see the transport on that stuff! They can keep it. man, can you imagine the pipeline required? Then again, to have oil you gotta have dinosaurs to die for our cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Then again, to have oil you gotta have dinosaurs to die for our cause. Well, scientists did say life could have existed at an earlier time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 White shirts stain too easily? If you are up for hours (days at a stretch I would imagine) you'd get a pretty filthy looking white shirt.Blue hides the dirt better?WATER. The essential ingredient for life. The hope is to find it. I didn't catch it at first, but now, it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Ah, that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Ah, that makes sense.No it doesn't. Water can only be blue on Earth because it is reflecting the sky. The Martian sky isn't blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 No it doesn't. Water can only be blue on Earth because it is reflecting the sky. The Martian sky isn't blue.When the general public thinks "water" ... oceans of water... they think "blue"... and it's also freezing cold up there, so cold you'd turn blue if you were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 So Mars would have this really cool red water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I thought they were wearing blue shirts because they were all demy-crats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 This photo may not look like much, but I say "WOW!"Lander descendingEdit: Der Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Another awesome picture:The lander in front of a BIG crater while still parachuting down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Another awesome picture:The lander in front of a BIG crater while still parachuting down. DAY-UM! What an awesome shot. Did it actually land in the crater or is it just an optical illusion and it's really several miles from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Actually, here is the main article on their website about the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Wow, You guys actually CARE about this? Would the money be better spent on other stuff...? Subsidizing the cost of gas, Helping pay for health insurance?.... As long as dish network works i don't care about what's out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Wow, You guys actually CARE about this?Sure. Would the money be better spent on other stuff...? Subsidizing the cost of gas, Helping pay for health insurance?No. .... As long as dish network works i don't care about what's out there. Okely-dokely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 So it's been a few weeks up there and not one single significant discovery...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 So it's been a few weeks up there and not one single significant discovery...?impatience isn't a virtue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 impatience isn't a virtue.Or maybe ... just maybe ... there's nothing up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Or maybe ... just maybe ... there's nothing up there. ah so now it's staged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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