SSScout 1615 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 It's time to watch some tv..... A Scout named the spacecraft/lander/rover.... Perseverance pays off: Meet the Scout who named the next Mars rover (scoutingmagazine.org) Another Teen named the aircraft.... Q&A with the Student Who Named Ingenuity, NASA's Mars Helicopter – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program And we can watch it all from 480,000,000 KM away....... . Watch Online: Mars Landing - NASA Mars and/or How to watch Perseverance's Mars landing on February 18 | Space | EarthSky and/or your local PBS station . . . . . Nail biting par excellance...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MattR 2659 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 That was fun. As I was listening to the engineers it reminds me of my brother, who works at JPL. All of these people absolutely love rockets and science and engineering. Ever since my brother got his first Estes rocket in the 60's he's been working on pushing the next great design. A rocket crane that lowers a buggy onto Mars? That's autonomous? Nothing could be cooler than that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
qwazse 4342 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Love following these guys and every turn of the screw. The “7 minutes” is interesting, but I’ve been geeking out for decades over the planetary science and the engineering white papers while finding the PR stunts to be a cute sideshow. So, let’s sweeten the discussion ... The NASA pitch includes getting people to Mars within the next few decades. But what if, instead of a few manned missions, we send hundreds (as opposed to a few dozen) robots? Once delivered, each one could be managed by a group of 6-8 youth for a couple of months. Those youth would learn to drive the thing, be assigned experiments, scout around, observe and report. And not just Mars, we could put patrols, virtually, on every planet, moon, asteroid, comet, and other rocks orbiting Sol. Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1615 Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 2/20/2021 at 11:00 AM, qwazse said: And not just Mars, we could put patrols, virtually, on every planet, moon, asteroid, comet, and other rocks orbiting Sol. No need to wait.... BSA has already been there. At least on paper.... Boys' Life - Google Books Link to post Share on other sites
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