Non-motoring > Perseverance rover	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Crankcase	Replies: 36

Thu 18 Feb 21 15:35   Perseverance rover - Crankcase

If anyone wants to see the Mars rover Perseverance attempt its landing tonight (about 8pm onwards) then NASA tv is of course covering it. I just wanted to point out that if you have Fire stick then there's a NASA app that will let you watch it your big screen, if you were unaware of it. No doubt there's another million ways of seeing it too of course., And I appreciate not everyone will be interested! But it's a unique lander system and if it works we will also get a little video helicopter drone to get video footage of low level surface flybys. Reply to this message | Report message       1

Thu 18 Feb 21 15:42   Perseverance rover - Zero

It wont be live if course....... Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 15:53   Perseverance rover - Crankcase

I could wait 3 to 22 minutes to reply I guess... Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 15:55   Perseverance rover - Zero

If I was next door you wouldnt have to. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 16:03   Perseverance rover - Crankcase

If you were I'd be shouting "conjunctive" over the fence. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 16:51   Perseverance rover - Zero

>> If you were I'd be shouting "conjunctive" over the fence. only once Reply to this message | Report message       1

Thu 18 Feb 21 17:10   Perseverance rover - Manatee

Subjunctive Shirley? Or should I have stayed for the second half of the lesson? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 17:33   Perseverance rover - Crankcase

>> Subjunctive Shirley? Or should I have stayed for the second half of the lesson? Well, i always understood the "was/were" question to be effectively the impossible v the possible, with the labels subjunctive and conjunctive respectively. But now Google doesnt bear me out, so i may have learned something. Do you remember Ask the Family? Sometimes Mr Thompson (teacher) or Mrs Thompson (teacher) or possibly one of the Thompson children(want to be teachers) would proffer an answer and Robert would say "Ah tish, Mr Thompson, would that it were, would that it were". I'm not sure what grammatical form that is but I like and use it sometimes. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 18:37   Perseverance rover - Manatee

>>Do you remember Ask the Family? I do, now you mention it. Although I didn't remember the titles and the theme tune. The families on it were nothing like mine even though my mother was a teacher. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjprLNd9BCk Comb-overs like that must be nearly extinct now. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 18:42   Perseverance rover - Crankcase

>> I do, now you mention it. Did you remember all the special effects were done by Eric? I always wondered about Eric. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 18:49   Perseverance rover - No FM2R

My History teacher and her family were on the show. An awful woman called Mrs. Ducker. Bet you'll never guess her nickname. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 19:18   Perseverance rover - smokie

Not here you won't anyway! :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 22:00   Perseverance rover - Bromptonaut

>> An awful woman called Mrs. Ducker. Bet you'll never guess her nickname. A Mr Ducker was the West Riding's Divisional Education Director for a sweep of suburban Leeds. Same nickname amongst some school heads. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 16:37   Perseverance rover - Dog

mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/ Reply to this message | Report message       1

Thu 18 Feb 21 17:02   Perseverance rover - smokie

Ta, this stuff is fantastic. I'll try to get control of the telly for a period... Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 17:08   Perseverance rover - smokie

Just installed the NASA app on my phone. It says touchdown is just over 14 minutes away. And it's still travelling at 10,600 mph (and speeding up!)!! Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 17:13   Perseverance rover - Manatee

Is it early then? I just read that touchdown is expected at 3.55 EST? Ah you.re watching the simulation... Last edited by: Manatee on Thu 18 Feb 21 at 17:17 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 17:13   Perseverance rover - Crankcase

>> Just installed the NASA app on my phone. It says touchdown is just over 14 >> minutes away. And it's still travelling at 10,600 mph (and speeding up!)!! >> Shouldn't be for three hours yet! Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 17:22   Perseverance rover - smokie

Oops I think I was watching a simulation, sorry! Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 19:29   Perseverance rover - No FM2R

Mission Control Live: NASA Lands Perseverance Mars Rover (clean feed) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPrbJ63qUc4 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 19:33   Perseverance rover - Dog

It's live on YouTube. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 19:35   Perseverance rover - No FM2R

I didn't know that. Oh, wait..... Last edited by: No FM2R on Thu 18 Feb 21 at 19:35 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 20:43   Perseverance rover - Haywain

Has it landed yet, I've been watching the football? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 20:57   Perseverance rover - Crankcase

Just did now. Well done chaps. Jolly good show. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 21:14   Perseverance rover - Zero

Watching the Mary Rose come up was even more exiting, even tho that looked like a scaffold accident being dredged from Folkestone Docks. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 18 Feb 21 22:19   Perseverance rover - Stuartli

It was live on all the major rolling TV news channels..... Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 22 Feb 21 22:31   Perseverance rover - Zero

Ok they have processed the videos www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-56159376 now this IS astonishing stuff Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 01:18   Perseverance rover - No FM2R

That is just the coolest thing ever. I wish I was young enough to think that visiting another planet was possible for me. A one item bucket list. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 03:48   Perseverance rover - zippy

I am looking forward to seeing the drone in action. If it works well, they will want to try it on one of the gas giants’ moons which have thicker atmospheres. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 07:42   Perseverance rover - Manatee

Excellent. Been waiting for that. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 10:21   Perseverance rover - smokie

Amazing. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 11:11   Perseverance rover - zippy

Watched the clip yesterday on my phone - it was impressive. Watched it on the TV this morning and it is astonishing. The sky crane thing is just like a sci fi film. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 15:24   Perseverance rover - maltrap

How can mankind do something as incredible as that but not stop morons posting abuse on social media ! Don't get me started Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 16:06   Perseverance rover - rocket

this is incredible, some very clever people to make that happen. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 16:24   Perseverance rover - smokie

It's not rocket science you know Oh , hang on... LOL Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 16:57   Perseverance rover - Crankcase

Or did you mean brain surgery? m.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 23 Feb 21 17:41   Perseverance rover - Zero

I am actually good friends with a Rocket Scientist. He is the UK's chief expert on space junk. We call him the astro p****** much to his amusement. Last edited by: Zero on Tue 23 Feb 21 at 17:42 Reply to this message | Report message