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Good Night Oppy!
The film documentary 🎥 follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.
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When NASA launched the Opportunity Rover on an exploration mission to Mars, they designed it to survive for 90 days. What was intended to be a short sojourn turned into a voyage that lasted almost 15 years, as the rover, lovingly nicknamed “Oppy,” surpassed all expectations.
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Launched alongside its twin rover, Spirit, in 2003, Oppy’s goal was to analyze the rocks and soil on Mars for evidence of water. When the scientists and engineers at Mission Control realized just how resilient Oppy was, they sent it on a dramatic journey over the tumultuous terrain of the red planet, commanding it one step at a time from 34 million miles away. Here, time is measured in years, not days, as Oppy becomes a part of their family. With unique access and archival footage, Ryan White’s spirited documentary puts special focus on the men and women who guided Oppy through extraterrestrial dust and dirt in a delicate but inspired, balancing act that kept the rover exploring.
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Famed for giving birth to Star Wars, Industrial Light & Magic brings their visual effects mastery to the film, rendering Mars in high-fidelity CGI that puts you right alongside the action of Oppy’s ambitious trek. Its perseverance serves as a reminder that these machines are made of more than just nuts and bolts, built on the hopes, dreams, and boundless curiosity of our whole species. Good Night Oppy rides high on the problem-solving of space travel while capturing the overwhelming emotion of seeing something you created making its way out into the Universe.
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The Mars documentary attacks! Amazon Studios, Film 45, Amblin Television, and Tripod Media are co-producing Good Night Oppy, a feature about the Mars exploration rover Opportunity.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory also is along for the voyage, as is Industrial Light & Magic, which created the visual effects. JPL, which successfully landed Opportunity’s “younger sister” Perseverance on Mars on 18 February 2021, is providing the filmmakers with access and unique footage in the filming of this documentary, along with their scientific expertise and knowledge of Oppy’s mission.
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Ryan White Director and Dr Steve Squyres, a scientist who was the principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, attended the Telluride Film Festival on 3 September 2022 in Telluride, Colorado.
Good Night Oppy! is scheduled for the 47th annual Toronto International Film Festival held from 8-18 September 2022 #TIFF22
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What a journey Oppy! 💫🔴💫
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video of Phobos, one of the Red Planet’s two moons, to study how its orbit is changing over time. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars’ potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun. These observations can help scientists better understand the moon’s orbit and how its gravity pulls on the Martian surface, ultimately shaping the Red Planet’s crust and mantle. Captured with Perseverance’s next-generation Mastcam-Z camera on April 2, the 397th Martian day, or sol, of the mission, the eclipse lasted a little over 40 seconds – much shorter than a typical solar eclipse involving Earth’s Moon. (Phobos is about 157 times smaller than Earth’s Moon. Mars’ other moon, Deimos, is even smaller.) The images are the latest in a long history of NASA spacecraft capturing solar eclipses on Mars. Back in 2004, the twin NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity took the first time-lapse photos of Phobos during a solar eclipse. Curiosity continued the trend with videos shot by its Mastcam camera system. But Perseverance, which landed in February 2021, has provided the most zoomed-in video of a Phobos solar eclipse yet – and at the highest-frame rate ever. That’s thanks to Perseverance’s next-generation Mastcam-Z camera system, a zoomable upgrade from Curiosity’s Mastcam. “I knew it was going to be good, but I didn’t expect it to be this amazing,” said Rachel Howson of Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, one of the Mastcam-Z team members who operates the camera. Howson noted that although Perseverance first sends lower-resolution thumbnails that offer a glimpse of the images to come, she was stunned by the full-resolution versions: “It feels like a birthday or holiday when they arrive. You know what’s coming, but there is still an element of surprise when you get to see the final product.” Color also sets this version of a Phobos solar eclipse apart. Mastcam-Z has a solar filter that acts like sunglasses to reduce light intensity. “You can see details in the shape of Phobos’ shadow, like ridges and bumps on the moon’s landscape,” said Mark Lemmon, a planetary astronomer with the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado, who has orchestrated most of the Phobos observations by Mars rovers. “You can also see sunspots. And it’s cool that you can see this eclipse exactly as the rover saw it from Mars.” As Phobos circles Mars, its gravity exerts small tidal forces on the Red Planet’s interior, slightly deforming rock in the planet’s crust and mantle. These forces also slowly change Phobos’ orbit. As a result, geophysicists can use those changes to better understand how pliable the interior of Mars is, revealing more about the materials within the crust and mantle. Scientists already know that Phobos is doomed: The moon is getting closer to the Martian surface and is destined to crash into the planet in tens of millions of years. But eclipse observations from the surface of Mars over the last two decades have also allowed scientists to refine their understanding of Phobos’ slow death spiral. More About the Mission A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust). Subsequent NASA missions, in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency), would send spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis. The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover. Arizona State University leads the operations of the Mastcam-Z instrument, working in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego.
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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Sept.12.2023
This week's selection of videos about space stations and living in space including NASA's latest 'Space to Ground' report for the International Space Station: https://youtu.be/Hdm_xb1xAkI ** Space Station Crew Answers South Texas Astronomical Society Student Questions - Sept. 6, 2023 - NASA Video Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio and Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Sept. 6 with students at the South Texas Astronomical Society in Olmito, Texas. Rubio and Moghbeli are in the midst of science missions living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. https://youtu.be/bpP4cfsNAsw ** Space Station Astronaut Discusses Record Breaking Mission With Previous Record Holder - NASA Johnson Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio of NASA answered questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory and discussed his record-breaking mission during an in-flight conversation recorded on Sept. 5 with NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei who was in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center. Rubio surpassed Vande Hei’s previous record for the longest single spaceflight by an American astronaut – 355 days – on Sept. 11. Rubio will wrap up his long duration flight on the station on Sept. 27 with a total of 371 days in space. Research conducted during long-duration missions such as this benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. https://youtu.be/Pis4aDk0Gwk ** Expedition 69-70 Space Station Crew Prepares for Launch in Kazakhstan - NASA Video At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the International Space Station’s Expedition 69-70 crew, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos and NASA Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara participated in a variety of activities as they prepared for their upcoming mission on the International Space Station. Kononenko, Chub, and O’Hara are set to launch Sept. 15 from Baikonur in the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for long duration missions on the outpost. The footage includes the crew’s arrival in Baikonur, their Soyuz fit checks in the Cosmodrome’s Integration Facility, and other training milestones. https://youtu.be/5Irf1586wKg ** ISSRDC Day3 Fireside Chat - NASA's Human Research Program  - ISS National Lab A crucial part of achieving mission objectives in the NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is to perform critical spaceflight research using the low Earth orbit (LEO) space environment to do the following: characterize risks associated with spaceflight, develop risk mitigation strategies or countermeasures, and test or validate countermeasures needed for both Artemis and Mars exploration missions. These spaceflight studies are currently performed on the space station ISS. However, with the ISS orbiting lab set to retire in 2030, HRP has been investigating feasible spaceflight studies using alternative LEO analogs such as commercial LEO destinations (CLDs). This panel will highlight potential studies and the capabilities needed to perform and complete these studies successfully. https://youtu.be/bCzFwfpmHeU ** Dream Chaser Spaceplane CRS-2 Mission Profile - Sierra Space Learn how the world’s only commercial spaceplane flies from launch to landing for its upcoming NASA CRS-2 mission to resupply the International Space Station. With its unique design, Dream Chaser incurs a 1.5g re-entry before landing at NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, making critical cargo accessible faster. https://youtu.be/0N95lFqSQvU ** Tianzhou-5 Cargo Spacecraft Separates from Space Station Combination - SciNews According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft undocked from the front port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), departing the China Space Station(中国空间站), on 11 September 2023, at 08:46 UTC (16:46 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-5 is scheduled to be de-orbited on 12 September 2023. https://youtu.be/ydD2xmTCQw4 ** Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) - NASA Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due to handover between communications satellites, a blue screen is displayed. The space station orbits Earth about 250 miles (425 kilometers) above the surface. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the station, and it has been continuously occupied since November 2000. It's a microgravity laboratory where science, research, and human innovation make way for new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3CkVtC8 Did you know you can spot the station without a telescope? It looks like a fast-moving star, but you have to know when to look up. Sign up for text messages or email alerts to let you know when (and where) to spot the station and wave to the crew: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov https://www.youtube.com/live/xAieE-QtOeM?feature=share ====
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[HV] NASA’s Mars rover captures stunning footage! Ancient fossils, bones of aliens?
The solar system is full of interesting and mysterious attractions, and one of the most curious planets for scientists today is undoubtedly Mars. Mars is a planet different from Earth that scientists believe may be the earliest planet to exist life.
Since the probes launched by NASA of the US in succession to land on Mars, they have brought humans a large amount of image and situation data on the Martian surface, scientists have discovered. showing signs of life. For example, there are clear traces of water currents on Mars, water ice at the north and south poles of Mars, and the possible existence of lakes on Mars.
All of these findings seem to suggest to scientists that life on Mars is very likely. In the photos sent back from NASA’s Mars rover “Curiosity” not long ago, some extremely strange objects have been discovered.
NASA’s Curiosity probe sent back a photo of the Gale Crater crater on Mars with an object like a dinosaur bone fossil, half buried on a large rock.
From a structural perspective, it is completely similar to the dinosaurs that once existed on earth, whether in the arrangement of the bones or the shape of the skull. In this regard, many astronomy enthusiasts have speculated that paleontological fossils discovered on Mars this time can certainly prove that Mars once had life forms in distant antiquity. . Some experts have also expressed that the appearance of this object could prove that the earth, Mars and even the entire solar system share a common origin of life.
Before the information of the foreign press, the existence of creatures on Mars has always been a mystery that scientists want to solve. Not long ago, a foreign UFO explorer found a “skeleton” of suspected aliens in a photo taken by NASA’s “Curiosity” rover on Mars earlier, this made fans If they believe in the existence of extraterrestrial life, they are extremely interested.
The photos show two white, skeleton-shaped objects exposed to the Martian dust, one of which has the suspected shape of a head, torso and arms, while the other “skeleton” has dimensions. less. Some netizens called the unidentified object a “backbone”, while others suggested it was a fossil of some kind of creature. But NASA has not yet commented on the images of these two irregular shapes.
However, former NASA chief scientist Alan Stoffan said she believes there have been “clear signs” of extraterrestrial life for more than a decade, but it will take another 20 to 30 years for solid evidence. sure.
UFO explorers who discovered suspected alien “skeletons” say they have previously found a range of life forms in Mars photographs. However, NASA refuses to acknowledge their existence. UFO explorers also claim that we’ve found images of lizards and rats on Mars, so the skeleton-shaped white object is not a surprising object. One needs to remember that it is these details that paint the big picture.
Fossil of a dinosaur skull
Photos posted by UFO explorers on Facebook show that in many Mars exploration photos released by NASA, many strange objects have been found that have not been naturally formed, even people have found including fossils of ancient Martian creatures.
They say this is evidence of an ancient Jurassic creature found millions of years ago on Mars, and this time the clearest and most visible example of dinosaur fossil bones found on the red planet. .
NASA wants to put humans on Mars?
In fact, the strange things found on Mars are much more than that, so whether life on Mars exists or not can only be known after landing on Mars.
In recent years, scientists have sent many submersibles to Mars, hoping to use it to determine if there is life on the red planet.
At the same time, we also hope to get detailed information about the climate, geology of this distant planet, and most importantly, to prepare for the human landing on Mars…
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For DD:
Chris Beck being ridiculously excited about the Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Having a viewing party with the two of you, space themed snacks, and some celebratory sexy times.
Mission Accomplished
Pairing: Chris Beck x reader
Word Count: 344
Summary: Watching the Perseverance rover landing with Beck and some cupcakes 
Author’s Note: For the HBC’s @the-ss-horniest-book-club old fashioned drunk drabble day and this sweet and sexy prompt from my love @tuiccim Thanks so much and thank you ALL FOR READING! Much love always! ❤❤❤ Divider by my amazing friend @imerdwarf
Warings: Sweet fluff and sexy fun :)
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You squeeze next to Chris on the couch and hand him a galaxy cupcake. It had become sort of a tradition that you two would have little viewing parties whenever something exciting happened in the world of NASA.
“These get better every time you make them baby,” he raves before taking a big bite out of the chocolate cake.
You do a happy dance and take a bite of yours. Chris’s eyes are glued to the TV as you watch the footage of the Perseverance Rover landing on Mars.
“Can you believe it traveled almost 300 million miles to get there?!” Chris comments. “And it’s the first time we are going to search for ancient life on Mars!”
“I still can’t believe you made the trip!” you answer with a smirk.
At first he doesn’t respond to your joke and continues with his excited chatter.  
“They are going to record sounds for the first time and it’s the first time we’ve flown a helicopter on another planet,” he goes on. “Wait. What? Did you just make fun of me?”
You try not to laugh and clear your throat with a shrug.
He looks your way and leans in to kiss you at the same time you bring the cupcake up for a second bite. The next thing you know you’re both covered in galaxy colored frosting and chocolate cake.
“Oh my god BECK! SMOOTH!” you tease, trying to cover you mouth so you don’t spray crumbs everywhere when laughing.
Chris grabs some napkins and starts wiping at your face, essentially smearing the frosting all over your face.
“You’re not helping you know,” you whisper, letting your tongue dart out to lick some of the sugary sweetness off.
“I have a better idea,” he says smoothly, pushing you down onto the couch and kissing all the spots covered in frosting. “Mmmm delicious.”
“You’re going to miss the celebration baby,” you hum against his lips.
“I think we can do some better celebrating on our own,” he simpers before slipping his sticky fingers under your shirt.
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Fact of the day: About a week ago, NASA launched the first helicopter flight on Mars. Ingenuity flew 16 feet (4.8 metres) up off the ground and a distance of 328 feet (99.9 metres) before landing. Mars has an atmosphere 1% as dense as Earth's, making it incredibly hard to even get off the ground. A black and white picture was taken from a camera on the base of Ingenuity and video footage of the flight was taken by Perseverence.
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Tiny NASA Cameras to Watch Commercial Lander form Craters on Moon
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Footage from vibration and thermal vacuum testing of the SCALPSS cameras and data storage unit.
Credits: NASA/Gary Banziger
This little black camera looks like something out of a spy movie — the kind of device one might use to snap discrete photos of confidential documents.
It's about half the size of a computer mouse.
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The SCALPSS cameras, one of which is pictured here prior to thermal vacuum testing, are about the size of a computer mouse. Credits: NASA
But the only spying this camera — four of them, actually — will do is for NASA researchers wondering what happens under a spacecraft as it lands on the Moon.
It's a tiny technology with a big name — Stereo Camera for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies, or SCALPSS for short — and it will journey to the Moon in 2021 as a payload aboard an Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander spacecraft. Intuitive Machines is one of two U.S. companies delivering technology and science experiments to the lunar surface later this year as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. SCALPSS will provide important data about the crater formed by the rocket plume of the lander as it makes its final descent and landing on the Moon's surface.
As part of the Artemis program, NASA will send robots and humans to study more of the Moon than ever before. The agency plans to establish sustainable lunar exploration by the end of the decade, and has outlined its Artemis Base Camp concept for the lunar South Pole. Landers may deliver multiple payloads very near one another. Data such as that from SCALPSS will prove aid in computer models that inform subsequent landings.
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SCALPSS team members prepare the cameras and data storage unit for vibration testing. Credits: NASA/David C. Bowman
"As we send bigger, heavier payloads and we try to land things in close proximity to each other, first at the Moon then at Mars, this ability to predict landing impacts is very important," said Michelle Munk, principal investigator for SCALPSS at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
The four SCALPSS cameras, which will be placed around the base of the commercial lander, will begin monitoring crater formation from the precise moment a lander's hot engine plume begins to interact with the Moon's surface.
"If you don't see the crater when it starts to form, you can't really model it," said Munk. "You've got to have the start point and the end point and then you can figure out what happened, in between."
The cameras will continue capturing images until after the landing is complete. Those final stereo images, which will be stored on a small onboard data storage unit before being sent to the lander for downlink back to Earth, will allow researchers to reconstruct the crater's ultimate shape and volume.
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The SCALPSS data storage unit will store the imagery the cameras collect as the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander spacecraft makes its final descent and lands on the Moon's surface. Credits: NASA
Testing to characterize the SCALPSS camera and lens took place last year at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Researchers conducted radial distortion, field-of-view and depth-of-focus tests among others. They also ran analytical models to better characterize how the cameras will perform. Development of the actual SCALPSS payload took place at Langley. And over the summer, researchers were able to enter the lab to assemble the payload and conduct thermal vacuum and vibration tests.
That lab access involves special approval from officials at Langley, which is currently only giving access to essential employees and high-priority projects to keep employees safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. SCALPSS was one of the first projects to return to the center. Before they could do that, facilities had to pass safety and hazard assessments. And while on center, the team had to follow strict COVID-19 safety measures, such as wearing masks and limiting the number of people who could be in a room at one time. The center also provided ample access to personal protective equipment and hand sanitizer.
The SCALPSS hardware was completed in late October and will be delivered to Intuitive Machines in February.
"Development and testing for the project moved at a pretty brisk pace with very limited funds," said Robert Maddock, SCALPSS project manager. "This was likely one of the most challenging projects anyone on the team has ever worked on."
But Munk, Maddock and the entire project team have embraced these challenges because they know the images these little cameras collect may have big ripple effects as NASA prepares for a human return to the Moon as part of the Artemis program.
"To be able to get flight data and update models and influence other designs — it's really motivating and rewarding," said Munk.
Hot off the heels of this project, the SCALPSS team has already begun development of a second payload called SCALPSS 1.1. It will be flown by another CLPS commercial lander provider to a non-polar region of the Moon in 2023 and collect data similar to its predecessor. It will also carry two additional cameras to get higher resolution stereo images of the landing area before engine plume interactions begin, which is critical for the analytic models in establishing the initial conditions for the interactions.
NASA’s Artemis program includes sending a suite of new science instruments and technology demonstrations to study the Moon, landing the first woman and next man on the lunar surface in 2024, and establishing a sustained presence by the end of the decade. The agency will leverage its Artemis experience and technologies to prepare for humanity’s the next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s.
Joe Atkinson NASA Langley Research Center
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Perseverance Rover’s Descent and Touchdown on Mars (Official NASA Video)
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NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.  The real footage in this video was captured by several cameras that are part of the rover's entry, descent, and landing suite. The views include a camera looking down from the spacecraft's descent stage (a kind of rocket-powered jet pack that helps fly the rover to its landing site), a camera on the rover looking up at the descent stage, a camera on the top of the aeroshell (a capsule protecting the rover) looking up at that parachute, and a camera on the bottom of the rover looking down at the Martian surface. The audio embedded in the video comes from the mission control call-outs during entry, descent, and landing.
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Hi silly! For the ask game: Cinnamon, Plum and Outer Space! 🍇💫🧡
Cinnamon - INSANELY TALENTED - like seriously share the talent/lh - also so nice and warm Plum - probably up way past your bedtime - super cool Outer space - space kid!! - super creative and great ideas - i will give you a shiny rock :]
I feel flattered with another cinnamon. But like I said before, you can have my talent. Just ask for advice or whatever and I’ll do my best to give it to you I am physically incapable of being up past my bedtime so that is definitely not it. My stupid farmer rhythm won’t allow me to stay awake past 2230-ish. As for the space kid thing.. I may love the sky cranes NASA uses to land rovers on mars a bit too much. They’re just so cool! And it’s such a crazy idea that just works. They hover with the rovers above the surface of mars and then lower it down so the rover does not crash. And after that the sky crane flies away, never to be seen again. And the footage NASA got from those things is unreal. The engineering that must have gone into it, holycrap.
Same could be said for everything NASA but I have not seen much sky crane appreciation. I have not looked very hard but still...  I will take the shiny rock, I like weird and shiny rocks.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing The six-wheeled robot delivered a first-of-its-kind image of the rover being lowered by its “jet pack” to the Martian surface while landing on Feb. 18. Less than a day after NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars, engineers and scientists at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were hard at work, awaiting the next transmissions from Perseverance. As data gradually came in, relayed by several spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet, the Perseverance team were relieved to see the rover’s health reports, which showed everything appeared to be working as expected. Adding to the excitement was a high-resolution image taken during the rover’s landing. While NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover sent back a stop-motion movie of its descent, Perseverance’s cameras are intended to capture video of its touchdown and this new still image was taken from that footage, which is still being relayed to Earth and processed. Unlike with past rovers, the majority of Perseverance’s cameras capture images in color. After landing, two of the Hazard Cameras (Hazcams) captured views from the front and rear of the rover, showing one of its wheels in the Martian dirt. Perseverance got a close-up from NASA’s eye in the sky, as well: NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance. Orbiter, which used a special high-resolution camera to capture the spacecraft sailing into Jezero Crater, with its parachute trailing behind. The High Resolution Camera Experiment (HiRISE) camera did the same for Curiosity in 2012. JPL leads the orbiter’s mission, while the HiRISE instrument is led by the University of Arizona. Several pyrotechnic charges are expected to fire later on Friday, releasing Perseverance’s mast (the “head” of the rover) from where it is fixed on the rover’s deck. The Navigation Cameras (Navcams), which are used for driving, share space on the mast with two science cameras: the zoomable Mastcam-Z and a laser instrument called SuperCam. The mast is scheduled to be raised Saturday, Feb. 20, after which the Navcams are expected to take panoramas of the rover’s deck and its surroundings. In the days to come, engineers will pore over the rover’s system data, updating its software and beginning to test its various instruments. In the following weeks, Perseverance will test its robotic arm and take its first, short drive. It will be at least one or two months until Perseverance will find a flat location to drop off Ingenuity, the mini-helicopter attached to the rover’s belly, and even longer before it finally hits the road, beginning its science mission and searching for its first sample of Martian rock and sediment. More About the Mission A primary objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology research, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet. Subsequent NASA missions, in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency), will send spacecraft to Mars to collect these cached samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis. The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission and the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter technology demonstration for NASA.
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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Sept.12.2023
This week's selection of videos about space stations and living in space including NASA's latest 'Space to Ground' report for the International Space Station: https://youtu.be/Hdm_xb1xAkI ** Space Station Crew Answers South Texas Astronomical Society Student Questions - Sept. 6, 2023 - NASA Video Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio and Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Sept. 6 with students at the South Texas Astronomical Society in Olmito, Texas. Rubio and Moghbeli are in the midst of science missions living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. https://youtu.be/bpP4cfsNAsw ** Space Station Astronaut Discusses Record Breaking Mission With Previous Record Holder - NASA Johnson Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio of NASA answered questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory and discussed his record-breaking mission during an in-flight conversation recorded on Sept. 5 with NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei who was in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center. Rubio surpassed Vande Hei’s previous record for the longest single spaceflight by an American astronaut – 355 days – on Sept. 11. Rubio will wrap up his long duration flight on the station on Sept. 27 with a total of 371 days in space. Research conducted during long-duration missions such as this benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. https://youtu.be/Pis4aDk0Gwk ** Expedition 69-70 Space Station Crew Prepares for Launch in Kazakhstan - NASA Video At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the International Space Station’s Expedition 69-70 crew, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos and NASA Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara participated in a variety of activities as they prepared for their upcoming mission on the International Space Station. Kononenko, Chub, and O’Hara are set to launch Sept. 15 from Baikonur in the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for long duration missions on the outpost. The footage includes the crew’s arrival in Baikonur, their Soyuz fit checks in the Cosmodrome’s Integration Facility, and other training milestones. https://youtu.be/5Irf1586wKg ** ISSRDC Day3 Fireside Chat - NASA's Human Research Program  - ISS National Lab A crucial part of achieving mission objectives in the NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is to perform critical spaceflight research using the low Earth orbit (LEO) space environment to do the following: characterize risks associated with spaceflight, develop risk mitigation strategies or countermeasures, and test or validate countermeasures needed for both Artemis and Mars exploration missions. These spaceflight studies are currently performed on the space station ISS. However, with the ISS orbiting lab set to retire in 2030, HRP has been investigating feasible spaceflight studies using alternative LEO analogs such as commercial LEO destinations (CLDs). This panel will highlight potential studies and the capabilities needed to perform and complete these studies successfully. https://youtu.be/bCzFwfpmHeU ** Dream Chaser Spaceplane CRS-2 Mission Profile - Sierra Space Learn how the world’s only commercial spaceplane flies from launch to landing for its upcoming NASA CRS-2 mission to resupply the International Space Station. With its unique design, Dream Chaser incurs a 1.5g re-entry before landing at NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, making critical cargo accessible faster. https://youtu.be/0N95lFqSQvU ** Tianzhou-5 Cargo Spacecraft Separates from Space Station Combination - SciNews According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft undocked from the front port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核��舱), departing the China Space Station(中国空间站), on 11 September 2023, at 08:46 UTC (16:46 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-5 is scheduled to be de-orbited on 12 September 2023. https://youtu.be/ydD2xmTCQw4 ** Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) - NASA Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due to handover between communications satellites, a blue screen is displayed. The space station orbits Earth about 250 miles (425 kilometers) above the surface. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the station, and it has been continuously occupied since November 2000. It's a microgravity laboratory where science, research, and human innovation make way for new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3CkVtC8 Did you know you can spot the station without a telescope? It looks like a fast-moving star, but you have to know when to look up. Sign up for text messages or email alerts to let you know when (and where) to spot the station and wave to the crew: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov https://www.youtube.com/live/xAieE-QtOeM?feature=share ====
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Listen to the eerie noise of China's Mars rover as it sets off to explore
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Listen to the eerie noise of China's Mars rover as it sets off to explore
China has released video and sound clips from its rover exploring the surface of Mars.
The files were published by China National Space Agency on Sunday.
The sound is of the Zhurong rover leaving its lander before taking its first ride in May, and can be heard in the video below.
[CNSA video 2/4] Sound of #Zhurong Mars rover rolling off from lander to Mars surface. pic.twitter.com/Uh41Yiy1w6
— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) June 27, 2021
The eerie noises are made by the rover moving on the rack, said Jia Yand, deputy chief designer of the Mars rover project
The sound is somewhat muffled, and doesn’t quite sound like what could be expected on Earth.
It could provide clues about the environment and conditions on Mars, including figuring out the density of the atmosphere, according to Jizhong, deputy commander of the exploration program.
Liu said its main purpose is to listen to the wind.
This is not the first sound recording to come back from Mars.
NASA’s Perseverance rover, which landed about a month before Zhurong, sent back its first audio recording in February.
Since then, NASA has released more sounds from Mars, including the sounds of the rover driving around and of its laser firing at rocks.
A new Martian panorama, and footage of the rover launding
Since it landed in May, the rover has moved 236 meters (about 774 ft), CNSA said.
A video shows a 360 degree view caught by the rover’s onboard camera. Its tracks lead to the lander which can be seen in the distance.
Video from Mars taken by #Zhurong #Tianwen1 Mars Rover. New video and images include 3D stereo of supersonic parachute deployment, landing process, sound of the rover driving away from lander, rover maneuver and panorama in a distance from lander. HD Full: https://t.co/q8vGOWUxjG pic.twitter.com/eBUbPnvS81
— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) June 27, 2021
The full 360-degree panorama can be seen here.
Another video, below, shows the rover backing away from a camera that it dumped it on the ground to take a selfie with its lander platform. It can be seen rotating in place, showing that it is in good working condition, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) said.
[CNSA video 3/4] Video of #Zhurong Mars rover moving backwards. pic.twitter.com/uTcCHud03b
— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) June 27, 2021
One last video released on Sunday shows the rover’s landing in May, including the deployment of its parachute and the moment it touched down.
[CNSA video 1/4] 3D stereo view of deployment of #Zhurong‘s supersonic parachute. pic.twitter.com/m5dTgHIu79
— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) June 27, 2021
The rover is expected to remain active around another 48 days.
During its mission, it is meant to be analyzing the chemical make-up of Martian soil and looking for signs of water on the Utopia Planitia region where it landed, Insider’s Aylin Woodward reported on May 22.
This article was originally published by Business Insider.
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NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.  The real footage in this video was captured by several cameras that are part of the rover's entry, descent, and landing suite. The views include a camera looking down from the spacecraft's descent stage (a kind of rocket-powered jet pack that helps fly the rover to its landing site), a camera on the rover looking up at the descent stage, a camera on the top of the aeroshell (a capsule protecting the rover) looking up at that parachute, and a camera on the bottom of the rover looking down at the Martian surface. The audio embedded in the video comes from the mission control call-outs during entry, descent, and landing.
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actualfax video of perseverance LANDING on MARS will be dropped tomorrow (Feb 22) at 2pm est
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NASA Outlines Lunar Surface Sustainability Concept
NASA - Artemis Program logo. April 2, 2020 When NASA sends astronauts to the surface of the Moon in 2024, it will be the first time outside of watching historical footage most people witness humans walking on another planetary body. Building on these footsteps, future robotic and human explorers will put in place infrastructure for a long-term sustainable presence on the Moon.
Image above: Infographic showing the evolution of lunar activities on the surface and in orbit. Image Credit: NASA.  NASA recently proposed a plan to go from limited, short-term Apollo-era exploration of the 1960s, to a 21st Century plan in a report to the National Space Council. With the Artemis program, we will explore more of the Moon than ever before to make the next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars. “After 20 years of continuously living in low-Earth orbit, we’re now ready for the next great challenge of space exploration – the development of a sustained presence on and around the Moon,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “For years to come, Artemis will serve as our North Star as we continue to work toward even greater exploration of the Moon, where we will demonstrate key elements needed for the first human mission to Mars.”
On the surface, the core elements for a sustained presence would include an emphasis on mobility to allow astronauts to explore more of the Moon and conduct more science: - A lunar terrain vehicle or LTV, would transport crew around the landing zone
Image above: Concept image showing the view of a crew Lunar Terrain Vehicle. Image Credit: NASA. - The habitable mobility platform would enable crews to take trips across the Moon lasting up to 45 days - A lunar foundation surface habitat would house as many as four crew members on shorter surface stays Astronauts working on the lunar surface also could test advanced robotics, as well as a wide set of new technologies identified in the Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative, focusing on tech development in the areas such as of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and power systems. Rovers will carry a variety of instruments including ISRU experiments that will generate information on the availability and extraction of usable resources (e.g., oxygen and water). Advancing these technologies could enable the production of fuel, water, and/or oxygen from local materials, enabling sustainable surface operations with decreasing supply needs from Earth. Another key difference from Apollo and Artemis will be use of the Gateway in lunar orbit, built with commercial and international partners. The lunar outpost will serve as a command and control module for surface expeditions and an office and home for astronauts away from Earth. Operating autonomously when crew is not present, it also will be a platform for new science and technology demonstrations around the Moon. Over time, NASA and its partners will enhance the lunar Gateway’s habitation capabilities and related life support systems. Adding a large-volume deep space habitation element would allow astronauts to test capabilities around the Moon for long-duration deep space missions. While the goal of Apollo was to land the first humans on the Moon, the Artemis program will use the Moon as a testbed for crewed exploration farther into the solar system, beginning with Mars. This is America’s Moon to Mars space exploration approach. A proposed multi-month split-crew operation at the Gateway and on the lunar surface would test the agency’s concept for a human mission to the Red Planet. For such a mission, NASA envisions a four-person crew traveling to the Gateway and living aboard the outpost for a multi-month stay to simulate the outbound trip to Mars. Later, two crew members would travel to the lunar surface and explore with the habitable mobility platform, while the remaining two astronauts stay aboard Gateway. The four crew members are later reunited aboard the lunar outpost for another multi-month stay, simulating the return trip to Earth. This mission would be the longest duration human deep space mission in history and would be the first operational test of the readiness of our deep-space systems. The report also highlights a robotic return to the surface beginning next year for scientific discovery. The Moon is a natural laboratory to study planetary processes and evolution, and a platform from which to observe the universe. NASA will send dozens of new science instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon with its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. Some of these robotic precursors, including the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover or VIPER, will study the terrain, and metal and ice resources at the lunar South Pole.
Image above: An artist's concept of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER. VIPER is a mobile robot that will roam around the Moon’s south pole looking for water ice. The VIPER mission will give us surface-level detail of where the water is and how much is available for us to use. This will bring us a significant step closer towards NASA’s ultimate goal of a sustainable, long-term presence on the Moon – making it possible to eventually explore Mars and beyond. Image Credits: NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter. The Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, human landing systems and modern spacesuits will round out the agency’s deep space systems. As part of the Artemis III mission, the first human expedition back on the Moon will last approximately seven days. NASA plans to send Artemis Generation astronauts on increasingly longer missions about once per year thereafter. With strong support in NASA, America and its partners will test new technologies and reduce exploration costs over time. Supporting infrastructure including power, radiation shielding, a landing pad, as well as waste disposal and storage could be built up in the coming decades, too. “The U.S. is still the only nation to have successfully landed humans on the Moon and spacecraft on the surface of Mars,” the report states. “As other nations increasingly move out into space, American leadership is now called for to lead the next phase of humanity’s quest to open up the future to endless discovery and growth.” Read the full report (PDF): NASA's Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/a_sustained_lunar_presence_nspc_report4220final.pdf Related links: Lunar terrain vehicle (LTV): https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-to-industry-send-ideas-for-lunar-rovers Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/Lunar_Surface_Innovation_Initiative Gateway: https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars/lunar-gateway Moon to Mars: http://www.nasa.gov/moontomars Commercial Lunar Payload Services: http://www.nasa.gov/clps VIPER: http://www.nasa.gov/viper Artemis: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram Images (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Cheryl Warner. Best regards, Orbiter.ch Full article
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