Science With Mars mission and rover Curiosity, NASA hunts building blocks of life - Page 2

Mr. Laz · 08-05-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

I bet they will discover a "translation" that God created life on other worlds, too.

you know they will

vailpass · 07-31-2012, 04:46 PM

NASA to broadcast Mars rover landing live in Times Square
It'll be shown on Sunday night in NYC and several other locations around the US

NEW YORK — NASA's biggest Mars rover landing yet is about to hit Broadway.

New Yorkers hoping to see the Aug. 5/6 landing of NASA's huge Mars rover Curiosity alongside like-minded space fans can head to Times Square here on Sunday night to catch the rover's touchdown on the Red Planet live on a giant LED television screen.

NASA Television's coverage of the agency's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory mission landing will be broadcast live on the Toshiba Vision screen that hangs below the iconic New Year's Eve ball in Times Square, space agency officials say.

The broadcast begins at 11:30 p.m. EDT Sunday night and runs until 4 a.m. EDT Monday morning. The exact time of landing is scheduled for 1:31 a.m. EDT Monday, though it will be late Monday night at the rover's California-based mission control room.

"In the city that never sleeps, the historic Times Square will be the place for New Yorkers to participate in this historic landing," John Grunsfeld, NASA's associate administrator for science missions, said in a statement Tuesday. "When you think of all the big news events in history, you think of Times Square, and I can think of no better venue to celebrate this news-making event on Mars." [ Mars Rover's Nail-Biting Landing in Pictures ]

NASA Curiosity probe is a Mini Cooper-size rover designed to spend two years exploring the vast Gale Crater in pursuit of some of Mars' biggest mysteries, including the question of whether water, and maybe even life, ever existed there. The rover launched in November 2011 and is now poised to land in a nail-biting maneuver this weekend involving a hovering rocket-powered " Sky Crane " that will lower the vehicle to Mars' surface via tethers.

The landing broadcast will originate from Mission Control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's in Pasadena, Calif., which designed the rover and is managing the mission. If the landing is successful, viewers will be able to see scientists receive the first signal from the rover on Mars.

The audio track for the broadcast will be carried on the online radio station Third Rock Radio, which can be accessed from the NASA homepage at and through the Tuneln mobile app.

"We're pleased the Toshiba Vision screens will offer a unique view of this great scientific achievement, the landing of the rover Curiosity on Mars," said Eddie Temistokle, senior manager of corporate communications and corporate social responsibility for Toshiba America Inc.

Other sites around the country, including many of the NASA centers, also will host live viewing events for the landing, which is NASA's most ambitious and expensive planetary mission on the horizon.

To find a Mars rover landing event near you, check NASA's complete listing of events here.

NASA's webcast of the entire Mars rover Curiosity landing will begin at Aug. 5 at 11:30 p.m. EDT (0330 Aug. 6 GMT) on NASA TV here.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48428167.../#.UBhf16BQTSg

**mlyonsd** · 07-31-2012, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

The broadcast begins at 11:30 p.m. EDT Sunday night and runs until 4 a.m. EDT Monday morning. The exact time of landing is scheduled for 1:31 a.m. EDT Monday, though it will be late Monday night at the rover's California-based mission control room.

wuuuut?

whoman69 · 07-31-2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mlyonsd

wuuuut?

pacific time, and should read late Sunday unless its going to be Tuesday morning elsewhere

**Easy 6** · 07-31-2012, 09:02 PM

I always get a good chuckle from these 'we're still looking for definitive proof in microbial life, struggling with advanced propulsion' bullshit.

This government knows/has things that would melt your brain, i'm convinced that stuff like this is a cover, 'hey we put a mini-cooper sized vehicle on Mars!'.

That aint jack.

**notorious** · 07-31-2012, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by scott free

I always get a good chuckle from these 'we're still looking for definitive proof in microbial life, struggling with advanced propulsion' bullshit.

This government knows/has things that would melt your brain, i'm convinced that stuff like this is a cover, 'hey we put a mini-cooper sized vehicle on Mars!'.

That aint jack.

If you want to melt your brain, try to figure out how and why gravity works.

**Rausch** · 07-31-2012, 04:46 PM

I'd love to hear we found any kind of life anywhere but at this point I'm skeptical they'd tell us even if they did...

JD10367 · 07-31-2012, 04:48 PM

Why does that government expenditure bar chart show "four billion gallons of Tang"? Did our government actually purchase that? To what end? Is there some secret Tang storage bunker in the midwest? Do they know something about Tang we don't know?!? Now I'm either afraid to drink it, or I feel the need to go buy as much of it as possible!

**BigRedChief** · 07-31-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JD10367

Why does that government expenditure bar chart show "four billion gallons of Tang"? Did our government actually purchase that? To what end? Is there some secret Tang storage bunker in the midwest? Do they know something about Tang we don't know?!? Now I'm either afraid to drink it, or I feel the need to go buy as much of it as possible!

Tang, better than cocaine.
/NASA

vailpass · 07-31-2012, 04:50 PM

NASA has a ton of Mars landing related events going on. Check out this map, there is probably one near you...

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ma...ons/index.html

ShowtimeSBMVP · 08-05-2012, 10:26 AM

130 am is gonna hurt.

**chasedude** · 08-05-2012, 06:36 PM

For those looking for an online feed, here you go.

Live broadcast by Ustream

**Rain Man** · 08-05-2012, 08:27 PM

I'm very excited about this. I plan to stay up and watch it and model it with my cat as the rover, a can of Dr. Pepper as the spacecraft, and my kitchen table as the landing area.

**Rain Man** · 08-05-2012, 09:52 PM

Why isn't the coverage starting? It was supposed to start half an hour ago and it's still not on. Hopefully this isn't a metric/English system problem.

Hammock Parties · 08-05-2012, 10:07 PM

Where the **** do we watch the Mars landing tonight?

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vailpass Psycho Bag Of Squanch Join Date: Sep 2001 Casino cash: $9594244	NASA to broadcast Mars rover landing live in Times Square It'll be shown on Sunday night in NYC and several other locations around the US NEW YORK — NASA's biggest Mars rover landing yet is about to hit Broadway. New Yorkers hoping to see the Aug. 5/6 landing of NASA's huge Mars rover Curiosity alongside like-minded space fans can head to Times Square here on Sunday night to catch the rover's touchdown on the Red Planet live on a giant LED television screen. NASA Television's coverage of the agency's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory mission landing will be broadcast live on the Toshiba Vision screen that hangs below the iconic New Year's Eve ball in Times Square, space agency officials say. The broadcast begins at 11:30 p.m. EDT Sunday night and runs until 4 a.m. EDT Monday morning. The exact time of landing is scheduled for 1:31 a.m. EDT Monday, though it will be late Monday night at the rover's California-based mission control room. "In the city that never sleeps, the historic Times Square will be the place for New Yorkers to participate in this historic landing," John Grunsfeld, NASA's associate administrator for science missions, said in a statement Tuesday. "When you think of all the big news events in history, you think of Times Square, and I can think of no better venue to celebrate this news-making event on Mars." [ Mars Rover's Nail-Biting Landing in Pictures ] NASA Curiosity probe is a Mini Cooper-size rover designed to spend two years exploring the vast Gale Crater in pursuit of some of Mars' biggest mysteries, including the question of whether water, and maybe even life, ever existed there. The rover launched in November 2011 and is now poised to land in a nail-biting maneuver this weekend involving a hovering rocket-powered " Sky Crane " that will lower the vehicle to Mars' surface via tethers. The landing broadcast will originate from Mission Control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's in Pasadena, Calif., which designed the rover and is managing the mission. If the landing is successful, viewers will be able to see scientists receive the first signal from the rover on Mars. The audio track for the broadcast will be carried on the online radio station Third Rock Radio, which can be accessed from the NASA homepage at and through the Tuneln mobile app. "We're pleased the Toshiba Vision screens will offer a unique view of this great scientific achievement, the landing of the rover Curiosity on Mars," said Eddie Temistokle, senior manager of corporate communications and corporate social responsibility for Toshiba America Inc. Other sites around the country, including many of the NASA centers, also will host live viewing events for the landing, which is NASA's most ambitious and expensive planetary mission on the horizon. To find a Mars rover landing event near you, check NASA's complete listing of events here. NASA's webcast of the entire Mars rover Curiosity landing will begin at Aug. 5 at 11:30 p.m. EDT (0330 Aug. 6 GMT) on NASA TV here. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48428167.../#.UBhf16BQTSg __________________ “Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” Joseph Stalin
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