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FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX
Submitted by Fernando on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 10:04am.
Roughly two-thirds of all spacecraft destined for Mars fail before completing their missions. It's called the Martian Curse. Today we try again in a dance called Flight of the Phoenix... The Phoenix is a supernatural creature, living for 1000 years. Once that time is over, it builds its own funeral pyre, and throws itself into the flames. As it dies, it is reborn anew, and rises from the ashes to live another 1000 years.
You can catch the first ten minutes after lighting that pyre in the launch sequence here:
Next to it is link to current weather conditions on Mars. Clear skies are expected for the descent so I'm hoping for good video playback of the landing. The NASA Phoenix page full of explainations about building the Phoenix mission is available on the NASA Phoenix Mission page.
The landing is scheduled at 7:30pm Eastern. Nasa coverage of the event will run throughout the day. To view the mission video feed, just right click and open video in separate window
HERE anytime after 6:30 Eastern or visit NASA TV.
The complete schedule for today (in Pacific time add 3hrs for Eastern) is:Sunday, May 25 NOTE: The times below for the Phoenix spacecraft events on May 25 are for a nominal scenario. Remaining navigational adjustments before May 25 could shift the times by up to about half a minute. In addition, the times for some events relative to others could vary by several seconds due to variations in the Martian atmosphere and other factors. For some events, a "give or take" range of times is given, covering 99 percent of possible scenarios from the atmospheric entry time. For events at Mars, times are listed in "Earth-receive time" (ERT) rather than "spacecraft event time" (SCET). This means the listed time incorporates the interval necessary for radio signals traveling at the speed of light to reach Earth from Mars. On landing day, May 25, the two planets are 275 million kilometers apart (171 million miles), which means it takes the signal 15 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth. For some spacecraft events, engineers will not receive immediate radio confirmation.
-- Trajectory correction maneuver opportunity (TCM6X), 8:46 a.m.
-- News briefing, noon
-- Begin non-commentary live television feed from JPL control room, 3 p.m.
-- Begin commentated live television feed from JPL control room, 3:30 p.m.
-- Propulsion system pressurization, 4:16 p.m.
-- Begin "bent-pipe" relay relay (continuous transmission of Phoenix data as it
is received) through NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft to Goldstone, Calif., Deep
Space Network station, 4:38 p.m.
-- Green Bank, W. Va., radio telescope listening for direct UHF from Phoenix,
4:38 p.m.
-- Cruise stage separates, 4:39 p.m.
-- Spacecraft turns to attitude for atmospheric entry, 4:40 p.m.
-- Spacecraft enters atmosphere, 4:46:33 p.m.
-- Likely blackout period as hot plasma surrounds spacecraft, 4:47 through 4:49
p.m.
-- Parachute deploys, 4:50:15 p.m., plus or minus about 13 seconds.
-- Heat shield jettisoned, 4:50:30 p.m., plus or minus about 13 seconds.
-- Legs deploy, 4:50:40 p.m., plus or minus about 13 seconds. -
- Radar activated, 4:51:30 p.m.
-- Lander separates from backshell, 4:53:09 p.m., plus or minus about 46
seconds.
-- Transmission gap during switch to helix antenna 4:53:08 to 4:53:14 p.m.
-- Descent thrusters throttle up, 4:53:12 p.m.
-- Constant-velocity phase starts, 4:53:34 p.m., plus or minus about 46 seconds.
-- Touchdown, 4:53:52 p.m., plus or minus about 46 seconds.
-- Lander radio off 4:54:52 p.m., plus or minus about 46 seconds.
-- Begin opening solar arrays (during radio silence) 5:13 p.m.
-- Begin NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter playback of Phoenix transmissions
recorded during entry, descent and landing, 5:28 p.m. However, data for analysis
will not be ready until several hours later.
-- Begin Europe's Mars Express spacecraft playback of Phoenix transmissions
recorded during entry, descent and landing, 5:30 p.m. However, data for analysis
will not be ready until several hours later.
-- Post-landing poll of subsystem teams about spacecraft status, 5:30 p.m.
-- Mars Odyssey "bent-pipe" relay of transmission from Phoenix, with engineering
data and possibly including first images, 6:43 to 7:02 p.m. Data could take up
to about 30 additional minutes in pipeline before being accessible. If all goes
well, live television feed from control room may show first images as they are
received. The first images to be taken after landing will be of solar arrays, to
check deployment status.
-- News briefing, 9 p.m.
Roughly two-thirds of all spacecraft destined for Mars fail before completing their missions. It's called the Martian Curse. Today we try again in a dance called Flight of the Phoenix... The Phoenix is a supernatural creature, living for 1000 years. Once that time is over, it builds its own funeral pyre, and throws itself into the flames. As it dies, it is reborn anew, and rises from the ashes to live another 1000 years.
You can catch the first ten minutes after lighting that pyre in the launch sequence here:
Next to it is link to current weather conditions on Mars. Clear skies are expected for the descent so I'm hoping for good video playback of the landing. The NASA Phoenix page full of explainations about building the Phoenix mission is available on the NASA Phoenix Mission page.
The landing is scheduled at 7:30pm Eastern. Nasa coverage of the event will run throughout the day. To view the mission video feed, just right click and open video in separate window
HERE anytime after 6:30 Eastern or visit NASA TV.The complete schedule for today (in Pacific time add 3hrs for Eastern) is:Sunday, May 25 NOTE: The times below for the Phoenix spacecraft events on May 25 are for a nominal scenario. Remaining navigational adjustments before May 25 could shift the times by up to about half a minute. In addition, the times for some events relative to others could vary by several seconds due to variations in the Martian atmosphere and other factors. For some events, a "give or take" range of times is given, covering 99 percent of possible scenarios from the atmospheric entry time. For events at Mars, times are listed in "Earth-receive time" (ERT) rather than "spacecraft event time" (SCET). This means the listed time incorporates the interval necessary for radio signals traveling at the speed of light to reach Earth from Mars. On landing day, May 25, the two planets are 275 million kilometers apart (171 million miles), which means it takes the signal 15 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth. For some spacecraft events, engineers will not receive immediate radio confirmation.
-- Trajectory correction maneuver opportunity (TCM6X), 8:46 a.m.
-- News briefing, noon
-- Begin non-commentary live television feed from JPL control room, 3 p.m.
-- Begin commentated live television feed from JPL control room, 3:30 p.m.
-- Propulsion system pressurization, 4:16 p.m.
-- Begin "bent-pipe" relay relay (continuous transmission of Phoenix data as it
is received) through NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft to Goldstone, Calif., Deep
Space Network station, 4:38 p.m.
-- Green Bank, W. Va., radio telescope listening for direct UHF from Phoenix,
4:38 p.m.
-- Cruise stage separates, 4:39 p.m.
-- Spacecraft turns to attitude for atmospheric entry, 4:40 p.m.
-- Spacecraft enters atmosphere, 4:46:33 p.m.
-- Likely blackout period as hot plasma surrounds spacecraft, 4:47 through 4:49
p.m.
-- Parachute deploys, 4:50:15 p.m., plus or minus about 13 seconds.
-- Heat shield jettisoned, 4:50:30 p.m., plus or minus about 13 seconds.
-- Legs deploy, 4:50:40 p.m., plus or minus about 13 seconds. -
- Radar activated, 4:51:30 p.m.
-- Lander separates from backshell, 4:53:09 p.m., plus or minus about 46
seconds.
-- Transmission gap during switch to helix antenna 4:53:08 to 4:53:14 p.m.
-- Descent thrusters throttle up, 4:53:12 p.m.
-- Constant-velocity phase starts, 4:53:34 p.m., plus or minus about 46 seconds.
-- Touchdown, 4:53:52 p.m., plus or minus about 46 seconds.
-- Lander radio off 4:54:52 p.m., plus or minus about 46 seconds.
-- Begin opening solar arrays (during radio silence) 5:13 p.m.
-- Begin NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter playback of Phoenix transmissions
recorded during entry, descent and landing, 5:28 p.m. However, data for analysis
will not be ready until several hours later.
-- Begin Europe's Mars Express spacecraft playback of Phoenix transmissions
recorded during entry, descent and landing, 5:30 p.m. However, data for analysis
will not be ready until several hours later.
-- Post-landing poll of subsystem teams about spacecraft status, 5:30 p.m.
-- Mars Odyssey "bent-pipe" relay of transmission from Phoenix, with engineering
data and possibly including first images, 6:43 to 7:02 p.m. Data could take up
to about 30 additional minutes in pipeline before being accessible. If all goes
well, live television feed from control room may show first images as they are
received. The first images to be taken after landing will be of solar arrays, to
check deployment status.
-- News briefing, 9 p.m.
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This video attempts to explain many Martian features.
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Trees on Mars?
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hmmm....
Hoo Ah!
tanks Fer!
Which player is Live ? Dang kumit !
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"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."
Mad TV..
Sorry Fernando I jumped the gun earlier...
www.madmagazine.com
"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."
Here is a simple feed MMR
http://www.rancholaluna.net/nasa.htm
good stuff!
i love anything that flies
another hour and some to touchdown!
gonna be a good one!
2 minutes or so
sounds like?
YEAH!!!1
OMG!!!
Made it back !
:)
"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."
WOOT!
Applause!
Nasa's Partying Like It's 1969 !
:)
"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."
Thanks Fernando ! :)
For putting everything together..
I just made it back in time....
"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."
Thank you MMR & SJ
for commenting. Looks like it landed and we have to wait a couple of hours for the next status. How exciting.
we can get off this planet
if we can keep the neocons from eating us.
hey! i'm ready for star trek now!
This Just In: That Already Happened
Submitted by Fernando on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 9:04pm.
...Looks like it landed and we have to wait a couple of hours for the next status...
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I feel like I'm doin' The Time Warp again.
Didn't all of this hot-off-the-press landing stuff happen, like, last February and the radio signals are just now reaching earth?
No Crack
It was a seven month journey. Landed tonight. Good Morning.
Martian Prejudice
So the Mars rover Opportunity says to the Mars rover Spirit, "There goes the neighborhood."
Last February Was A Bit Of A Stretch
If a guy wants to learn anything around here, he has to look it up himself.
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...For events at Mars, times are listed in "Earth-receive time" (ERT) rather than "spacecraft event time" (SCET). This means the listed time incorporates the interval necessary for radio signals traveling at the speed of light to reach Earth from Mars. On landing day, May 25, the two planets are 171 million miles apart (275 million kilometers), which means it takes the signal 15 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth. For some spacecraft events, engineers will not receive immediate radio confirmation...
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080522-phoenix-landing-schedule.htm...
Radio Delay: A Practical Application Of The Problem
If Phoenix radios to Earth,
"Ow, ow, ow, ow! I slammed the door on my grappling finger! Open it up! Open it up!"
and NASA sends a radio signal to open the door (kinda like an interstellar OnStar service), Phoenix's finger is gonna be smashed for at least 30 minutes and 40 seconds.
What's next Martian dogs?
I mean where's there's trees there's usually something to pee on it or poop from it. So if not dogs maybe birds.
That damn video will keep me awake all night. Thanks Fernando! ;-)
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Martian Dog
What's next Martian dogs?
Submitted by maggiesboy on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 9:46pm.
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If they are wearing P.F. Flyers, I can die a happy man.
Hope they remembered to get a permit ...
... to dig before Phoenix left.
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Where would one go to see the still pics?
I'd like to dress up my desktop.
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I was afraid to look
Images from MARS
Glad it made it.
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Jamesbennett
Found it! Martian Landscape
I created a NASA account and there was the link on my homepage
Phoenix Raw Image
This is a raw, or unprocessed, image taken by the Phoenix lander on Mars, May 25, 2008. This is a screen grab taken from NASA TV.
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Seems A Shame To Throw Them Away
Submitted by maggiesboy on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 10:02pm.
I'd like to dress up my desktop.
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Can I have your old Girls Of The USPS collection?
All yours Crank..
I've moved up to FED EX pinups anyway.
You know that landscape above reminds me of the playground at my elementary school in Oklahoma. ;-)
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here mb
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/screen.php
I guess it auto downloads new images.
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Jamesbennett
Robotic Arm Scoop
FEATURED IMAGE
Robotic Arm Scoop (True Color)
This true color image from the robotic arm camera shows the robotic arm scoop inside the biobarrier.
http://fawkes4.lpl.arizona.edu/gallery.php
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Jamesbennett
What if they strike oil?
with that scoop.
Will we have to go to war with Mars?
Cause, you know. Mars Attacks.
Open!
Thanks jb and thanks Fernando...
At the Mars Mission site they not only had a screen saver they also had a .mac widget for checking on martian weather.
¡Impresionante!
I don't [believe] I've been this excited about space exploration since the Eagle landed.
I hope they do find oil on Mars Fernando. That would mean they'd abanndon Iraq and divert all the war money to NASA so they could get there first and lay claim to it. Man, that's gonna be one hell of pipeline bringing it back. Betcha Halliburton or Bechtel (sp?) gets the contract.
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Its amazing maggiesboy
Do you have a link for tha widget? I want one.
The Sun has set
widgets only work on mac's
When you're on a mac and you log into a site it recognizes you as such and will make the offer if it has widgets to give.
If it's any consolation...they haven't started feeding information to them yet. Here's what it looks like:
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eh, we landed on ice cubes...
I wonder if the ground moves while we are there.
as we speak -- a foot
images being added
http://fawkes4.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=378&cID=7
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Jamesbennett
Wow
Amazing we went to the NASA website, lots of great info and shiny happy people.
This one's for all the folks who worked on this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_UILNwWrc
I can't believe they can do a powered descent
I also wonder how much it altered the terrain? Did it blow off inches of whatever topsoil would be there? Did it scorch the surface? Did it land on a tree? [g].
I wish they could have dropped a camera ahead of time. Could you imagine seeing that thing land while standing on the surface? That my friend would be something!
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Gone With The Solar Wind
Submitted by maggiesboy on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 11:00pm.
...I hope they do find oil on Mars Fernando...
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I already have the nomenclature ready to go:
Terraism.
Every once in a while on the channel I listen to on Sirius
..the play God Only Knows..without the vocals. I guess Brian probably released it on some album I'm not aware of, but it's very interesting to hear the song with just the instrument tracks.
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Hi Crank Bait! :-)
How's the weather?
Hi Maggiesboy :-)
I have no idea what song you're talking about...
More Thunderstorms For Days
Submitted by Annette on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 11:19pm.
How's the weather?
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Rain and lightning was visited on me earlier today. The nasty winds and heavy rains have been elsewhere. So far.
Annette..
See
Wow
Submitted by gbasin on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 11:07pm.
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Above. It's a Beach Boys song. Waaaaaaay before your time but I'm sure you'll recognize it when you hear it.
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bluerootsradio
I Was a Martian Terraist
by
Ocranka Bin Holdin'
That does it! I'm outta here
Good night and
Good bloggin'!
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bluerootsradio
Glad you're ok, Crank.
It's been cold here but today it was stinkin' hot. My folks always said, beware of suddenly warm temps - they're usually followed by ferocious storms...
Maggiesboy: My older brother was a Beachboys fan, so I'm a tad familiar. About as familiar as I am with the Animal House mag he used to get (not very).
What is that?
White spike. What is that?
nasa tv wrap up on
http://www.rancholaluna.net/nasa.htm
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Jamesbennett
That's the flag for the 7th hole..
Don't ya know.. ;)
"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."
Have they identified that spike yet?
Oooh, What if it's a mini frozen spurt of water? Or a laser light show being staged my mini-Martians? Maybe Martians are really teeny-tiny? ;-)
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I'm going to take a stab at it.
The microscopic fungus underground is launching a tiny prob to escape into the firth. That's the launch vehicle tower.
Phoenix hanging from its parachute
Phoenix hanging from its parachute
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/news.php
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Jamesbennett
google mars weather widget
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/screen.php
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Jamesbennett
Thanks James
Heard there was a short circuit on the soil/water analyzer today. They have two work arounds they are considering.
Snow Queen
Swept by the landers rockets during landing, scientist speculate they landed on ice.
Corresponding presser.
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