To those of you already saturated, I’m sorry for posting so much on this. But I’ve been waiting for it for years, and NASA/JPL is really delivering the goods. There’s a hi-res version of this in the works that chief scientist Mike Malin claims “will just be exquisite.”
Aug 07 2012
NASA releases video of Curiosity’s descent
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Stevarious
August 7, 2012 at 10:18 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I feel bad for anybody who can be saturated on this stuff.
It’s like crack for me, though.
Trebuchet
August 7, 2012 at 2:18 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Post away! I love this stuff!
Now I’ve go to go over and watch it on the good computer; the one that’s actually capable of full-screen video.
lcaution
August 8, 2012 at 12:08 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Saturated?No way. Post away.
StevoR
August 8, 2012 at 1:43 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Another here who can’t enough and wishes for much more.
Btw. Did have you seen this :
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120807.html#
one yet taken by the Mars Reconnaissence Orbiter showing the rover on the surface from space along with all the parts that got it there bar only the cruise stage?
StevoR
August 8, 2012 at 6:53 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Or this funny interview :
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-06/nasa-rover-to-attempt-mars-landing/4179284
with Australian National University’s Dr Charely Lineweaver plus this :
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012/s3561983.htm
Lateline interview with astronaut and NASA administrator John Grunsfeld.
BTW. Five awesome clips Curiositywise can be found collected on this :
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/08/03/the-internets-5-best-things-on-nasas-curiosity-mars-lander/
80beats blog post.