Mars Rover Curiosity: Landing Tonight! : Othor Games

» Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:23 am

I can't believe there is not already a thread on this subject!

Tonight is the date of the mars rover Curiosity's landing. It's going to land at about 10:30pm Pacific Time.
I'm watching the event on Xbox live in HD right now. You can also watch it on nasa's website, www.nasa.gov

Everyone with any interest should watch the live feed from NASA. If you are only interested in the actual landing then tune in at 10:00pm.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:55 pm

Thanks.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:57 pm

Well it doesn't really seem interesting. It's just watching it from a screen and of something that has happened before.

When Viking I and II did it, it was more interesting.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:45 pm

Well it doesn't really seem interesting. It's just watching it from a screen and of something that has happened before.

An event like this is always exciting. A man made object is currently flying through space towards another planet, and has been flying for a whole year. In half an hour it is going to enter the atmosphere of a planet other than our own.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:32 am

An event like this is always exciting. A man made object is currently flying through space towards another planet, and has been flying for a whole year. In half an hour it is going to enter the atmosphere of a planet other than our own.

What I'm getting at is that it isn't the Viking mission. We have done it before so it is just sort of "meh" now.

Mars will become interesting again if we find life or if man lands on mars.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:07 pm

What I'm getting at is that it isn't the Viking mission. We have done it before so it is just sort of "meh" now.

Mars will become interesting again if we find life or if man lands on mars.

If that's how you feel then thats how you feel. This is the first time I've watched an event like this, which I suppose makes it exciting for me.

» Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:27 am

An event like this is always exciting. A man made object is currently flying through space towards another planet, and has been flying for a whole year. In half an hour it is going to enter the atmosphere of a planet other than our own.

That's not exciting when a person goes to mars then it will be a bit more exciting.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:15 pm

I watched something on the site but it was just a bunch of NASA guys in a giant circle jerk, I didn't see any footage of the craft thingy at all. Boo!

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:42 pm

My brother told me about this, except that it's not happening tonight, but Monday night.. I'll be watching it for sure. I also watched Venus moving across the Sun on NASA TV.. that was entertaining.

I suppose it depends on your time zone too, if it's already Monday where you are. :tongue:

It's about to turn where I'm at.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:22 pm

I watched something on the site but it was just a bunch of NASA guys in a giant circle jerk, I didn't see any footage of the craft thingy at all. Boo!

Either there is something called a "circle jerk" or you are being meaner than required. There is not going to be a video being taken on the spacecraft because the lens poking out would jeopardize the landing. The event isn't any less spectacular.

My brother told me about this, except that it's not happening tonight, but Monday night.. I'll be watching it for sure. I also watched Venus moving across the Sun on NASA TV.. that was entertaining.

It's tonight, not Monday.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:42 pm

I watched something on the site but it was just a bunch of NASA guys in a giant circle jerk, I didn't see any footage of the craft thingy at all. Boo!

There isn't a camera guy flying alongside it. You probably won't get any full footage of the rover. Besides, it's in it's capsule right now, and that ain't got no windows.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:25 pm

Either there is something called a "circle jerk" or you are being meaner than required. There is not going to be a video being taken on the spacecraft because the lens poking out would jeopardize the landing. The event isn't any less spectacular.

Aww, that's disappointing. I was under the assumption that either the craft had a camera, or there was a satellite tracking it or something.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:36 pm

Either there is something called a "circle jerk" or you are being meaner than required. There is not going to be a video being taken on the spacecraft because the lens poking out would jeopardize the landing. The event isn't any less spectacular.

It's tonight, not Monday.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to come off as rude or anything.

» Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:43 am

Sorry, I wasn't trying to come off as rude or anything.

No worries.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:35 pm

I'm watching the feed right now on the NASA website. I was hoping to see the rover land by rushing through a flaming hot inferno as it enters the atmosphere, then as it hits turbulence it tumbles out of control and the rockets on the bottom meant to slow it down will end up speeding it up, causing it to crash at fuller-than-before speed to end in a fiery explosion and a waste of a billion dollars.

But now by what others have pointed out, even if that all happens, I won't get to see any of it. :c

Plus, this isn't a movie. D:

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:59 pm

There isn't a camera guy flying alongside it. You probably won't get any full footage of the rover. Besides, it's in it's capsule right now, and that ain't got no windows.

I'm watching the feed right now on the NASA website. I was hoping to see the rover land by rushing through a flaming hot inferno as it enters the atmosphere, then as it hits turbulence it tumbles out of control and the rockets on the bottom meant to slow it down will end up speeding it up, causing it to crash at fuller-than-before speed to end in a fiery explosion and a waste of a billion dollars.

But now by what others have pointed out, even if that all happens, I won't get to see any of it. :c

Eh, I'm just going to watch the show about it on TV.. last major one I watched was when Venus crossed the face of the sun. What time is it supposed to be landing, anyway? Has it been said?

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:22 pm

I sat up all night at work when one of the last probes was to land on Mars and of course all we got was a black screen for ages because it'd crashed, and then the stream was cut, it wasnt till a few days later they announced it had basically slammed into Mars.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:58 pm

Eh, I'm just going to watch the show about it on TV.. last major one I watched was when Venus crossed the face of the sun. What time is it supposed to be landing, anyway? Has it been said?

There's a feed with a countdown clock, it's going to touch down in about nine minutes.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:11 am

There's a feed with a countdown clock, it's going to touch down in about nine minutes.

Alright, I'll just watch that.. got it on now. Thanks.

On a side note, when was this one launched?

» Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:24 am

Alright, I'll just watch that.. got it on now. Thanks.

I'm gonna point out right now that this countdown is pretty messed up. It keeps getting lengthened. It went from nine minutes to twenty minutes. I don't know if thing is ever gonna land! :ahhh:

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:04 pm

For those people who still aren't interested in this amazing feat of human ingenuity; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqdoXwLBT8&feature=player_embedded for the rover to land safely on Mars.

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:07 am

http://xkcd.com/695/

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:13 pm

I'm gonna point out right now that this countdown is pretty messed up. It keeps getting lengthened. It went from nine minutes to twenty minutes. I don't know if thing is ever gonna land! :ahhh:

I don't even see a countdown on the feed I'm watching :blink:

Nevermind, I just saw a glimpse of it.

Edit2: They did just say Mars is pulling it in.. should be sometime tonight. :tongue:

» Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:11 pm

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» Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:55 am

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/309/nasamohawkguy.png

That man over there is playing Galaga. Thought we wouldn’t notice, but we did.