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Re: The Space ...the final frontier (not Freely or star trek)thread
« Reply #30 on: December 19, 2020, 04:38:23 pm »
is it me or is this a case of 'read the room for god sakes'

What a seriously lame tag line, what are we selling toothbrushes??
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Re: The Space ...the final frontier (not Freely or star trek)thread
« Reply #31 on: December 19, 2020, 06:43:37 pm »
Need to poll the jury
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« Reply #32 on: January 05, 2021, 03:12:01 pm »
2021 is shaping up to be a big year in space

Three (US, China and new player UAE) Mars missions are slated to arrive at the Red Planet in February
NASA is also expected to launch its long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope
Moon and Asteroid rocks coming back to earth
NASA has plans to launch its first uncrewed Artemis mission around the Moon
Boeing to test Starliner capsule and possibly its first crewed mission to the International Space Station
Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin — could launch their first paying customers to suborbital space this year
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Re: The Space ...the final frontier (not Freely or star trek)thread
« Reply #33 on: January 07, 2021, 06:19:13 pm »
view out the rear view mirror on the mars rover


This is a mosaic of images taken by the Opportunity rover in Meridiani Planum in 2005.
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Re: The Space ...the final frontier (not Freely or star trek)thread
« Reply #34 on: February 17, 2021, 04:46:53 pm »
Perseverance is landing on Mars tomorrow and trying to answer the age old question...is their life on mars
hopefully will bring back some Martian soil
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
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« Reply #35 on: February 17, 2021, 05:07:36 pm »
Perseverance is landing on Mars tomorrow and trying to answer the age old question...is their life on mars
hopefully will bring back some Martian soil
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

Krispy Kreme is giving free "one-day only" Mars donuts to those of us who were prescient enough to have our names included on the lander.

https://krispykreme.com/promos/marsdoughnut


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« Reply #36 on: February 17, 2021, 05:19:59 pm »
Perseverance is landing on Mars tomorrow and trying to answer the age old question...is their life on mars
hopefully will bring back some Martian soil
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

Krispy Kreme is giving free "one-day only" Mars donuts to those of us who were prescient enough to have our names included on the lander.

https://krispykreme.com/promos/marsdoughnut
I got one of those, didn't realize my name was going to be on Mars!
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Re: The Space ...the final frontier (not Freely or star trek)thread
« Reply #37 on: February 18, 2021, 04:54:45 pm »
in mars's atmosphere and the parachute deployed!

Sky crane maneuver started
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« Reply #38 on: February 18, 2021, 04:56:41 pm »

    touch down confirmed!
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« Reply #39 on: February 18, 2021, 04:59:15 pm »
Never did get my donut...

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« Reply #41 on: February 23, 2021, 03:34:32 pm »
video of landing taken by percy's onboard cameras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h4Fpg
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Re: The Space ...the final frontier (not Freely or star trek)thread
« Reply #43 on: February 25, 2021, 09:49:12 am »
"dare mighty things" hidden message in chute
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« Reply #44 on: February 26, 2021, 11:29:04 am »
360* view from percy
So if you have Occulus VR gear, you can use this...pretty cool

MARS Virtual Tour - What's Mars surface looks like to you?
NASA’s Perseverance Navcams 360° photo (edited by Hugh Hou )

How to experience this in your Oculus VR headset:
1. Save this post (Add this to your “Saved Items”)
2. Save it on a list
3. Put on your Oculus Quest 2 / Quest 1 VR headset. On the left side of your Oculus homepage menu, click on “Saved”
4. You should be able to see your saved Mars 360 photo
5. Click on “Watch” and it will open an Oculus Browser
6. The 360 photo will load
7. On the top left corner of the photo, you will see the “Enter VR” button
8. Click “Enter VR” and it will go into a full immersive view of the Mars 360 photo
Alternatively, you can copy the Facebook post’s URL and open your Oculus Browser on your Quest 1 or Quest 2 VR headset, and view it directly.
I hope you can enjoy this unique experience in immersive virtual reality!
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