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(waiting, waiting, waiting... or was it world wide waiting)
[url]http://www.esa.int[/url]
LOL
I like that address! :D
(who can guess my first name?)
[i]The next contact opportunity will be tonight at 23:40 CET[/i]
Well, I think that's 0:40 in my clock.
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Messiah [/i]
[B]Looking good. Now lets hope for Beagle II to send/have sent that signal, and that Mars Express gets a hold of it. :) [/B][/QUOTE]
Actually, Mars Express won't be capable of relaying Beagle II signals until Jan 4, I believe. It isn't in its final orbit yet.
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
It doesn't look promising. The search at Jodrell Bank didn't find it. :(
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Random Chaos [/i]
[B]Washington post registration is minor: It asks for sex, age, and zip code. Obviously you can lie on all 3. Then it stores that data in a cookie file. You have no usename or password. You don't give them an e-mail. No address. There is nothing linking you to the data you entered... [/B][/QUOTE]
Thats not the point. Its still a pain in the ass that they pull shit like this when all we want is the actual content and not a damned registration screen.
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
No signal received by Odyssey.
Here's a good [url=http://www.beagle2.com/landing/timeline.htm]timeline[/url] of all the times they're going to try.
Well - still no news. However, it seems the ESA has not given up hope yet - and rightfully so - there is another chance with the NASA radio telescope today and Biggles is right the best hope seems to be is for around Jan 4th when "Mars Express" shows up. [url]http://www.esa.int/export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/index.html[/url]
(no 'sign up' for that link Jack ;) )
While we wait - Check out [url]www.nasa.gov[/url] They have a nice little flash Mars media 'thing.'
I just had this very funny visualization of a Red Neck Rampage game using Martian Rovers...
and of course... Martian drivers eating Pork Rinds and Drinking Jack Daniels at the same time...
:p
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Slashdot's also been considering the martions. Check out the byline on [url=http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/25/1352239&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=160]this story[/url].
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Konrad [/i]
[B]There are some others you can search for while you're at it. :)[/B][/QUOTE]
I think that it was sometime when those previous probes failed (Polar lander, Climate observer) there was article in Tähdet ja Avaruus.
("Stars and Space" literally but it think Stars and Sky would be more describing translation, it's finnish magazine written by [url=http://www.ursa.fi/english.html]Ursa[/url])
It had list of all Mars missions:
total count was 33 and 22 of them had failed.
So there could be much junk to find.
But I think that "few" of them have missed planet entirely.
Like "second" ("first" soft lander actually impacted to moon) Russian Moon lander Luna 6 missed moon pretty completely: [url]http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lunae6.htm[/url]
[i]Two days into the flight, however, the spacecraft's engine failed to shut down following a midcourse correction. This failure caused Luna 6 to miss its target by 159 612.8 Km[/i]
(good miss, especially because moon's diameter is about 3500km and orbit's mean radius is about 380 000 km)
At least Mars Express is working:
[url]http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/SEMZMA374OD_index_0.html[/url]
I've forgotten to post this link.
If someone is interested of images taken by probes you can find pretty much of them in here:
[url]http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/[/url]
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Konrad [/i]
[B]There are some others you can search for while you're at it. :)
[/B][/QUOTE]
Atleast I wouldn't get bored. :) And hopefully they wouldn't lose me on mars. :D
ShadowDancerWhen I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie."London, UK
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by C_Mon [/i]
[B]:) And hopefully they wouldn't lose me on mars. :D [/B][/QUOTE]
Do i need to say anything?
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Provided the landing went OK, the chances of losing (as in not being able to find) a person on Mars are pretty slim. Unlike a small lander, a person is capable of making intelligent decisions like moving away from rocks that could obstruct its signal or prevent its solar arrays unfolding.
Then again. People with solar arrays attached are probably hard to find.
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
While you're waiting for Mars Express to get to its final orbit on the 4th, and for a rover landing later the same day, you can follow the progress of Stardust as it goes for a [url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2003/175.cfm]trip through a comet[/url].
Comments
(waiting, waiting, waiting... or was it world wide waiting)
[url]http://www.esa.int[/url]
LOL
I like that address! :D
(who can guess my first name?)
[i]The next contact opportunity will be tonight at 23:40 CET[/i]
Well, I think that's 0:40 in my clock.
[B]Looking good. Now lets hope for Beagle II to send/have sent that signal, and that Mars Express gets a hold of it. :) [/B][/QUOTE]
Actually, Mars Express won't be capable of relaying Beagle II signals until Jan 4, I believe. It isn't in its final orbit yet.
[url]http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/SEMRT9374OD_index_0.html[/url]
[B]Washington post registration is minor: It asks for sex, age, and zip code. Obviously you can lie on all 3. Then it stores that data in a cookie file. You have no usename or password. You don't give them an e-mail. No address. There is nothing linking you to the data you entered... [/B][/QUOTE]
Thats not the point. Its still a pain in the ass that they pull shit like this when all we want is the actual content and not a damned registration screen.
Here's a good [url=http://www.beagle2.com/landing/timeline.htm]timeline[/url] of all the times they're going to try.
[B]No signal received by Odyssey.
Here's a good [url=http://www.beagle2.com/landing/timeline.htm]timeline[/url] of all the times they're going to try. [/B][/QUOTE]
DAMN IT:mad:
No signal from the second Jodrell Bank attempt either.
(no 'sign up' for that link Jack ;) )
While we wait - Check out [url]www.nasa.gov[/url] They have a nice little flash Mars media 'thing.'
Go [url=http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html]here[/url] for the best information on the NASA rovers.
[url]http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/SEM6JA374OD_index_0.html[/url]
[B]They should send me as the first man on Mars to search for Beagle II. :) [/B][/QUOTE]
Mmmmm... no. :)
It's funny that the_exile mentioned the Martians - I was joking about that a couple hours ago too. hehe :D
[B]Fvcking Martians, kidnapping our rovers... :mad: [/B][/QUOTE]
I just had this very funny visualization of a Red Neck Rampage game using Martian Rovers...
and of course... Martian drivers eating Pork Rinds and Drinking Jack Daniels at the same time...
:p
[B]There are some others you can search for while you're at it. :)[/B][/QUOTE]
I think that it was sometime when those previous probes failed (Polar lander, Climate observer) there was article in Tähdet ja Avaruus.
("Stars and Space" literally but it think Stars and Sky would be more describing translation, it's finnish magazine written by [url=http://www.ursa.fi/english.html]Ursa[/url])
It had list of all Mars missions:
total count was 33 and 22 of them had failed.
So there could be much junk to find.
But I think that "few" of them have missed planet entirely.
Like "second" ("first" soft lander actually impacted to moon) Russian Moon lander Luna 6 missed moon pretty completely: [url]http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lunae6.htm[/url]
[i]Two days into the flight, however, the spacecraft's engine failed to shut down following a midcourse correction. This failure caused Luna 6 to miss its target by 159 612.8 Km[/i]
(good miss, especially because moon's diameter is about 3500km and orbit's mean radius is about 380 000 km)
[url]http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/SEMZMA374OD_index_0.html[/url]
I've forgotten to post this link.
If someone is interested of images taken by probes you can find pretty much of them in here:
[url]http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/[/url]
[B]There are some others you can search for while you're at it. :)
[/B][/QUOTE]
Atleast I wouldn't get bored. :) And hopefully they wouldn't lose me on mars. :D
[B]:) And hopefully they wouldn't lose me on mars. :D [/B][/QUOTE]
Do i need to say anything?
[B]Then again. People with solar arrays attached are probably hard to find. [/B][/QUOTE]
That thread about genetic engineering and glow-in-the-dark tobacco from awhile back gives me an idea.... ;)