Pikachu Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mars-landing-nasa-mars-lander-insight-on-course-for-touchdown-today-2018-11-26/ Quote After a six-month voyage from Earth, NASA's InSight Mars lander will slam into the thin Martian atmosphere Monday afternoon to begin a nail-biting six-and-a-half-minute descent to the surface. After streaking through space at some 12,300 mph, the landing will kick off a billion-dollar mission to probe the red planet's hidden interior. "The goal of InSight is nothing less than to better understand the birth of the Earth, the birth of the planet we live on, and we're going to do that by going to Mars," said Principle Investigator Bruce Banerdt. On Earth, plate tectonics and the constantly churning mantle have altered the planet's deep interior, obscuring its history and evolution. But Mars is a smaller planet and much less active than Earth, retaining the "fingerprints" of those earlier processes. "By mapping out these boundaries, these various different sections of the inside of the planet, we can then understand better how the planet formed and how our planet got to be the way it is where we can actually live and play and have a good time," Banerdt said. "... So, we're going to go to Mars." A final correction maneuver was planned Sunday afternoon to slightly tweak InSight's trajectory and ensure an on-target landing on a broad plain known as Elysium Planitia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nokra Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 For anyone else who might want to watch it happening live, here's a link to NASA TV's livestream on YouTube: And here's inside Mission Control: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Flat earth people think this is a hoax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Very cool. I'll be tuning in for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 16 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: Flat earth people think this is a hoax. So do the flat Mars, subterranean lizard men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyle5150 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 30 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: Flat earth people think this is a hoax. How much do you want to bet that Matt Damon survives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Boyle5150 said: How much do you want to bet that Matt Damon survives? He was shrunk to 5” tall in that documentary Downsizing so it seems unlikely at this point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Heres to hoping NASA makes it 5 successful Mars landings in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinx8402 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 My friend from high school is at JPL for the landing. She is a planetary scientist studying Mars, it's pretty cool following her on instagram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 56 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Heres to hoping NASA makes it 5 successful Mars landings in a row. If they fill the punch card will congress give all their funding back? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 17 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: If they fill the punch card will congress give all their funding back? Pretty congress then demands they get a free mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Touchdown confirmed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Touch down complete NASA is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 First image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 So freaking cool, I love this stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, legend said: Touch down complete NASA is the best. They are the only institution that keeps me somewhat optimistic about the intellectual future of this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 What's the time difference? Was everything that happened 30 minutes ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: What's the time difference? Was everything that happened 30 minutes ago? 8.1 minute delay between radio signals. The lander touched down at 14:47. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 54 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Perfect tweet, goddamn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kal-El814 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 So fucking cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Remarkableriots Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/africa/nasa-engineer-behind-insight-robotic-arm/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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