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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 04:47:33 PM

Title: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 04:47:33 PM

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?param=public

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 05:16:42 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11769252/displaymode/1107/s/2/framenumber/1/

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 06:33:43 PM

Coverage has started

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: Bildi on May 25, 2008, 07:38:54 PM

Wow, that's pretty awesome that they provide a live feed of the whole thing.  I wish I had four hours spare to watch the whole process.

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 07:42:46 PM

im just letting it run in the background like a radio show

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 07:48:57 PM

just hit the atmosphere

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: Bildi on May 25, 2008, 07:52:16 PM

Same.  I think I'll just leave it loud so I can hear it a bit as I move around the house.  But I'd like to see the last half hour or so with the process up to touchdown.

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: Vizzys on May 25, 2008, 07:53:28 PM

i see celebrating

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: Bildi on May 25, 2008, 07:54:56 PM

Hang on, the landing is now?  The clock on this page tells me its four hours away.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/

???

Eh, I'll just keep watching.

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: Vizzys on May 25, 2008, 07:55:57 PM

its about to hit ground apparently

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 07:56:22 PM

its touchdowned yeah, no boom

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 07:56:49 PM

now they need to see if it unfolds n stuff, but the landing is the hardest part

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: Vizzys on May 25, 2008, 07:56:50 PM

edit:dumb post is dumb

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: Bildi on May 25, 2008, 07:57:12 PM

Yay!  I'm glad it didn't fail spectacularly.  That was awesome.

Title: Re: Phoenix Landing Today - Soon
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 25, 2008, 08:02:24 PM

Yeah mars landings are :(. The reason success rates have gone up recently are those airbag delivery systems for pathfinder/spirit/opportunity. They require a lot less finesse. I think Landers require the thrust landing tho.

Whelp, time for dinner and more LOST!