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One for the space geeks.

Postby Workingman » 18 Feb 2021, 15:13

Tonight, some time between 8:45 and 9:00pm, Perseverance rover will attempt to land on Mars. The 24hr news services are covering it.

This is up there with the Moon landings, Hubble, Voyagers, Cassini etc., but there is only a 50:50 chance of success. Fingers well and truly crossed.
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Re: One for the space geeks.

Postby Kaz » 18 Feb 2021, 15:21

Saw it on the news, hope it does better than the last one that crashed :!:
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Re: One for the space geeks.

Postby Workingman » 18 Feb 2021, 20:52

It is billed as a NASA mission, but it is a global collaborative effort with systems from companies and countries around the world, much of the hi-tech stuff is from the UK.

It is now being known as "Percy".
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Re: One for the space geeks.

Postby Workingman » 18 Feb 2021, 20:57

YES..... looking good!
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Re: One for the space geeks.

Postby saundra » 18 Feb 2021, 21:11

That's progress yaay
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Re: One for the space geeks.

Postby TheOstrich » 18 Feb 2021, 22:16

Heck of an achievement. I'll be very interested to see if they can get that helicopter "Ingenuity" flying .....
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