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[daveuprite]

I'm glued to the Nasa live feed tonight, to see how the Perseverance landing goes.

You can follow it live here if you're interested: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/18/m ... us-center/

You can watch the approach as it happens from about 45 minutes time, and the '7 minutes of terror' a bit later on (about 8.45 GMT).

This shows how the approach will hopefully work:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1362466494265851910 Click on the video.

[daveuprite]

Also live on youtube:



It's just extraordinary what's involved in this mission. First ever hypersonic parachute, terrain-relative navigation, sampling of an ancient river delta in a formerly flooded crater with potential for signs of fossil life, first ever extra-terrestrial helicopter etc etc etc. But it's got to get down safe first...

[MotoCP]

Fingers crossed for a ‘Tango Delta Nominal’

[soho]

Bollox ! I've been working on my own "Mars Rover" for years now. Almost finished, and you're telling me the Yanks are landing any minute now ? ..............Faaark !

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[daveuprite]

Bollox ! I've been working on my own "Mars Rover" for years now. Almost finished, and you're telling me the Yanks are landing any minute now ? ..............Faaark !
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NASA could have saved a few quid if they'd just used a PTO post banger rather than all that elaborate titanium drilling/sampling gear. You really should have sent them your plans Soho.

[daveuprite]

Great news. Down safe. Amazing achievement. Looking forward to the pics, the sound (there are microphones aboard this time) and the science.

[MotoCP]

Bollox ! I've been working on my own "Mars Rover" for years now. Almost finished, and you're telling me the Yanks are landing any minute now ? ..............Faaark !
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I think you dropped a clanger with the design so don’t Klingon to hope of a launch.

[daveuprite]

Bollox ! I've been working on my own "Mars Rover" for years now. Almost finished, and you're telling me the Yanks are landing any minute now ? ..............Faaark !
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I think you dropped a clanger with the design so don’t Klingon to hope of a launch.

He's using a tractor beam, captain...

[MotoCP]

Bollox ! I've been working on my own "Mars Rover" for years now. Almost finished, and you're telling me the Yanks are landing any minute now ? ..............Faaark !
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I think you dropped a clanger with the design so don’t Klingon to hope of a launch.

He's using a tractor beam, captain...

Look to the stars and set a course for the plough.

[soho]

Ya'll laugh at my efforts, but when this is bolted on we're talkin' "Manned Mission" Then we'll see who laughing !

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Joking aside, that was pretty emotional wasn't it ? I thought the young lady's landing commentary was well composed under the circumstances.