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In about 8 months I will know...

gnahc79 said:
time for a software update millions of miles away with the world watching, no pressure!
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Sounds like a job for

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900ss said:
Mike, I told Ms. W. your story today re: the wheels. She was super stoked for you! Then I told her about the Mast Cam thingie. She was uber-jazzed over that, knowing that she too has hardware toodling around Mars! :thumbup:thumbup
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Ken, you are being too modest. If you have any pics of the MASTCAM housing post em up. Hell I would geek out over just the prints.

Basically all the bad ass images we are going to see from MARS are being looked through a part that Ken and the guys at my new place of employment, RWI, produced.

In this tread I have tried to make sure and give props to EVERYONE that is involved in this project. I was involved in one small slice of a huge pie. All the contractors, sub contractors, engineers, designers and everyone I am forgetting about who made this vehicle, worked so hard to get this right. So far, it has been flawless. That teamwork is a reflection of this country's best attributes. This project is such a concrete example of people pulling together to accomplish something great. That is what pumps me up so much about this whole experience. I know that sounds kinda corny. Fuck it, corny got us to MARS bitches!!!
 
Between Curiosity and the Olympics I have been saved from death by boredom while the knee slowly heals.

THanks for all the links and the conversation. Fascinating stuff.

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Unbelievably fucking cool. I can't imagine how stoked I would be so see a physical thing that I built driving around on another planet. :hail
 
I like how NASA say that patern build into the wheel treads will help them judge the distance. :laughing
 
Nice vid of a guy and his experiences.

Sorry OP, not trying to take way from your thread, just actually thought you'd like it.

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I swear the NASA folks must have conjured up their inner child with this project.
"So exactly what should we do on Mars?"
"HEY, let's mount a laser and burn holes in a bunch of mars rocks!!"
"That is an EXCELLENT IDEA, LET'S DO IT!!" :laughing

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NASA's Curiosity rover has zapped its first Martian rock, aiming its laser for the sake of science.
During the target practice on Sunday. Curiosity fired 30 pulses at a nearby rock over a 10-second window, burning a small hole.
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