10X 3,278 Posted February 18, 2021 Now awaiting radio transmission confirming it is still in one piece. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
45Doll 5,842 Posted February 18, 2021 I'm awaiting radio transmission from the White House confirming Biden is still in one piece. /SarcOff/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10X 3,278 Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, 45Doll said: I'm awaiting radio transmission from the White House confirming Biden is still in one piece. /SarcOff/ We're likely to hear from Mars first. The rover is packing a small helicopter. For decades, the conventional wisdom has been that radio-controlled aircraft couldn't be used to explore Mars, since the atmosphere was too thin to support flight. Then, a few years ago, a team went ahead and built one and was able to get it to fly just fine in a low pressure room simulating the Martian atmosphere. Looking forward to seeing what they manage to do with the chopper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grapeshot 301 Posted February 18, 2021 And it's safe! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,647 Posted February 18, 2021 Marscopter!!! How cool is that?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
45Doll 5,842 Posted February 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, 10X said: We're likely to hear from Mars first. You're right. Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your Mars thread. I just couldn't resist. I've had the NASA feed on. Pretty cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10X 3,278 Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, 45Doll said: You're right. Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your Mars thread. I just couldn't resist. I've had the NASA feed on. Pretty cool! No worries. Bashing Biden is always a worthwhile hijack! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,647 Posted February 18, 2021 NASA better keep Wolowitz away from the rover this time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted February 19, 2021 Fun Fact, the name Perseverance, was picked by a 13 year old Boy Scout, out of a contest by 28,000 submissions for the "Name the Rover" contest. ..."Alex, a Scout in Troop 1853 of the National Capital Area Council, submitted the winning name — Perseverance — in NASA’s “Name the Rover” contest. Perseverance is heading to the red planet this summer. “I did not think I would be contributing to something that important until I’m out of college, or maybe in an internship,” Alex tells Bryan on Scouting. “Yet at the age of 13, I named this mission. I’m honored to have been selected out of all the amazing entries submitted.” To be considered, Alex wrote an essay (which you can read here) and had to survive several rounds of judging and voting. The initial pool of 28,000 submissions was reduced to 155 semifinalists and then nine finalists. That motivation, which Alex says he learned to master in Scouting, helps explain why Alex got to name the next Mars rover. https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/04/08/perseverance-alex-mather/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,417 Posted February 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, Sniper said: Fun Fact, the name Perseverance, was picked by a 13 year old Boy Scout, out of a contest by 28,000 submissions for the "Name the Rover" contest. The runner up was to name it “Rovy McRoveface” 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverado427 10,552 Posted February 19, 2021 The rover lands on Mars, And we get some clown from Uranus in the Whitehouse 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMJeepster 2,765 Posted February 19, 2021 Did they send the extra ballots with it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
124gr9mm 857 Posted February 19, 2021 19 hours ago, 10X said: We're likely to hear from Mars first. The rover is packing a small helicopter. For decades, the conventional wisdom has been that radio-controlled aircraft couldn't be used to explore Mars, since the atmosphere was too thin to support flight. Then, a few years ago, a team went ahead and built one and was able to get it to fly just fine in a low pressure room simulating the Martian atmosphere. Looking forward to seeing what they manage to do with the chopper. Very cool! Looking forward to pics/video from the chopper... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites