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Mission Control Live Stream: NASA InSight Mars Landing [video]

98 points by chomp 8y ago

nsxwolf 8y ago
Is there video of the landing or just the reaction?
- chomp 8y ago
  Just the reaction, there's a slight possibility that Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught a picture of it entering the atmosphere but we won't know that until later since MRO is on the far side of Mars at the moment.
  - mehrdadn 8y ago
    Fun math problem I just thought of: I wonder how high the satellite's orbit would have to be in order to maximize the amount of time during which it would be obscured by Mars when looking from Earth.
    - delinka 8y ago
      Thought stream: Minimum arc length of hidden (eclipsed) section of orbit; the higher the orbit, the slower the satellite needs to travel to maintain; I don't have experience with exactly the right math, but intuition tells me that regardless of distance from Mars, the related speed means that the time to traverse that arc will be the same ... maybe we could use an atypical orbit (passing closer to the planet while hidden?) to reduce eclipsed traversal time?
- InclinedPlane 8y ago
  InSight lacks a descent imager. However, the Mars 2020 rover will have a descent imager and record full color video along with sound during the descent.
periram 8y ago
Thanks for the link. Touchdown confirmed ...
pohl 8y ago
I just tuned in. It sounds like EDL is about 15 minutes away from now?
- dr_orpheus 8y ago
  Touchdown is scheduled for 20:00 UTC (3:00 PM Eastern)
chevman 8y ago
Touchdown confirmed!
- rolandog 8y ago
  Hooray! Great job NASA! Amid politics and war, it's refreshing to see news that can unite us all.
marcos123 8y ago
I only see a bunch of nerds congratulating each other. No sign of Mars at all.
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- blancheneige 8y ago
  rest assured the millions of taxpayer money are gone
  - mattigames 8y ago
    Not really, they didn't take the money to mars, the green papers we created to symbolize value are still hanging on here on earth, on the hands of the people that one way or another helped to create this probe.
    - StavrosK 8y ago
      I'm not particularly talking about NASA, but the green papers created to symbolize value don't mean anything. Thousands of man-hours that could have been spent on something else are gone.
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      - krastanov 8y ago
        I am a bit worried that I might be feeding a troll... but in case I am not: How is studying the universe, and in particular a prospective second home for humans, not virtuous?
        blancheneige 8y ago
teilo 8y ago
Perfect landing. First pic through dust cover. X-band signal. On board self-checks all nominal.
ksey3 8y ago
So 400 million to put a seismograph on mars? Everyone fine with that?
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pavanlimo 8y ago
Exciting, feel like a kid again!

98 points by chomp 8y ago

nsxwolf 8y ago

Is there video of the landing or just the reaction?

chomp 8y ago
Just the reaction, there's a slight possibility that Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught a picture of it entering the atmosphere but we won't know that until later since MRO is on the far side of Mars at the moment.
- mehrdadn 8y ago
  Fun math problem I just thought of: I wonder how high the satellite's orbit would have to be in order to maximize the amount of time during which it would be obscured by Mars when looking from Earth.
  - delinka 8y ago
    Thought stream: Minimum arc length of hidden (eclipsed) section of orbit; the higher the orbit, the slower the satellite needs to travel to maintain; I don't have experience with exactly the right math, but intuition tells me that regardless of distance from Mars, the related speed means that the time to traverse that arc will be the same ... maybe we could use an atypical orbit (passing closer to the planet while hidden?) to reduce eclipsed traversal time?
InclinedPlane 8y ago
InSight lacks a descent imager. However, the Mars 2020 rover will have a descent imager and record full color video along with sound during the descent.

periram 8y ago

Thanks for the link. Touchdown confirmed ...

pohl 8y ago

I just tuned in. It sounds like EDL is about 15 minutes away from now?

dr_orpheus 8y ago
Touchdown is scheduled for 20:00 UTC (3:00 PM Eastern)

chevman 8y ago

Touchdown confirmed!

rolandog 8y ago
Hooray! Great job NASA! Amid politics and war, it's refreshing to see news that can unite us all.

marcos123 8y ago

I only see a bunch of nerds congratulating each other. No sign of Mars at all.

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blancheneige 8y ago
rest assured the millions of taxpayer money are gone
- mattigames 8y ago
  Not really, they didn't take the money to mars, the green papers we created to symbolize value are still hanging on here on earth, on the hands of the people that one way or another helped to create this probe.
  - StavrosK 8y ago
    I'm not particularly talking about NASA, but the green papers created to symbolize value don't mean anything. Thousands of man-hours that could have been spent on something else are gone.
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    - krastanov 8y ago
      I am a bit worried that I might be feeding a troll... but in case I am not: How is studying the universe, and in particular a prospective second home for humans, not virtuous?
      - blancheneige 8y ago

teilo 8y ago

Perfect landing. First pic through dust cover. X-band signal. On board self-checks all nominal.

ksey3 8y ago

So 400 million to put a seismograph on mars? Everyone fine with that?

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pavanlimo 8y ago

Exciting, feel like a kid again!