Nasa InSights Lander

[dig deep]

November 26 at 20.00

Landing and Mars will be seen with a naked eye, SW. From sunset, use a tube for better vision.

The Lander has been in space for 7 months travelling 484 biljon km
Hope for a good clear skies

 

[Channel Hopper]

Ooooooh, Marco A and B are also flying past at the same time.

Mars Cube One - Wikipedia

X band kit at the ready.

 

[s-band]

Ooooooh, Marco A and B are also flying past at the same time.

Mars Cube One - Wikipedia

X band kit at the ready.

You'll need a fair bit of X band kit unless the craft have higher gain antennas than they have been using. For MCOA & B Madrid uses Deep Space Station 63 (DSS-63) Anniversary (70m) and still only gets -155 to-160dBm if they are lucky. They don't get much more than that from InSight on a 35m dish. NSYT is about 20-30dB below my threshold on a 1.2m.

 

[Channel Hopper]

I know where some dishes are mothballed that would be perfect for the job.

Owens Valley Radio Observatory - Wikipedia

Terryl's pad isn't too far, I'll pick the locks, you can be the driver.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Landing today, though there is an eight minute delay from Mars, in order to sweep up the debris.

How NASA Will Know When InSight Touches Down

Live veiwing from mission control from early afternoon.

| NASA

 

[Channel Hopper]

Nine hours to go.

Summary | Landing – NASA's InSight Mars Lander

 

[Analoguesat]

No doubt its on NASA tv

 

[Analoguesat]

Sure enough - its on NASA HD on 13E

Live coverage starts at 1900 utc

 

[Terryl]

It landed safely, but now does it have enough change for the parking meter???

 

[Channel Hopper]

Can it run from the Martian hordes ?

 

[PaulR]

Did they pack the right adaptor for the mains plug? Hope the voltage is the same as well!

 

[Terryl]

And the first photo from the lander..

 

[Lazarus]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Channel Hopper]

Did they pack the right adaptor for the mains plug? Hope the voltage is the same as well!

NASA only, not EUROSEC.

FEATURE FILM PRODUCTIONS GUIDE

 

[Channel Hopper]

First picture returned, looking good (edit - this is the second image, first one had the lens cap on - https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ds9FEc_U0AguaqB.jpg )


InSight Is Catching Rays on Mars – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program

 

[dig deep]

Well done !
Drilling for oil soon

 

[Topper]

Well done !
Drilling for oil soon

Well it could be messy if they find oil, but drilling for sure, it will be the deepest exploratory vertical drill in history, it does look like the mission is going well so far! (there that's jynxed it now)

 

[Channel Hopper]

Well done !
Drilling for oil soon

Wondering if it landed on purchased territory

Mars Land

 

[Channel Hopper]

If oil is confirmed as existent on Mars the scientists would have to admit that life existed elsewhere (and we can't have that)

Most dissertations that mention this possibility are buried away.

Oil and natural gas on Mars

 

[PaulR]

Wondering if it landed on purchased territory

Some beads and trinkets were packed aboard just in case.