"You're going to do what?"

[RogerS]

A sky-crane, hovering with retro-rockets then winching down the Martian rover. Mind-blowing in its ambition. It could all go so easily pear-shaped but if it works.....Wow!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18933037

 

[doorframe]

Horizon... Mission to Mars.

It's on BBC iplayer...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01llnb2/Horizon_20122013_Mission_to_Mars/

Roy

 

[xy mosian]

I wonder what those little green? men will think of all this junk flying around. Just who is going to clean it up?
xy

 

[nanscombe]

Some council enforcement officer will probably give NASA a Fixed Penalty Notice for littering. :shock:

 

[misterfish]

Well - it's worked and sent back its first pictures. So congrats to all the scientists and engineers involved.

Misterfish

 

[woodbloke]

Well - it's worked and sent back its first pictures. So congrats to all the scientists and engineers involved.

Misterfish

..not only pics, but I saw a video clip this morning of it landing. Bit grainy, but fantastic none the less - Rob

 

[RogerS]

Well - it's worked and sent back its first pictures. So congrats to all the scientists and engineers involved.

Misterfish

..not only pics, but I saw a video clip this morning of it landing. Bit grainy, but fantastic none the less - Rob

Did they show the dead Martian cat?

 

[Russell]

Cant wait to see the results come through from this mission over the next year. the results that came in from spirit and opportunity that were only supposed to last 3 months and worked for nearly 2 years were fantastic. This mission has a plutonium battery so much longer life and as long as the hardware does not break it should produce some fantastic results and images for at least 2 years maybe more if they extend funding.

Very impressed with how they managed the landing of the curiosity lander was a massive payload compared to other missions