Jan 03
In case there was any doubt, the engineers at JPL
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Nov 20
After getting out of a recent reboot into safe-mode status caused by some anomaly, the Mars Curiosity rover
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Jun 18
Jun 15
Rejoice fellow space and brick nutters, because Lego is going to release an official Mars Curiosity set! The original model was designed by Stephen Pakbaz, an actual NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s mechanical engineer who worked in the mission. Pakbaz entered his creation in Lego Cuusoo, a web site that allows fans to submit models that could be turned into real sets, like the incoming Back to the Future
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Aug 28
You Can Listen to the Same Songs Mars Curiosity Wakes Up To [Mars Curiosity]
Posted in: Today's Chili
Every morning, when Mars Curiosity opens her amazing eyes, mission control plays a motivating, inspiring song to start the new sol, or martian day. Each track is delightful, and even though you’re not a part of the ground team, they’re wonderful ways to kickstart yourself out of bed. Here’s the full list from the JPL, and a Spotify playlist so you can rock out with the rover: More »
Aug 07
The First Color Photo of Martian Landscape from the Mars Curiosity Rover [Image Cache]
Posted in: Today's Chili
Shooting a robot millions of miles from Earth and landing it on another planet is incredibly impressive and all, but it wasn’t a just an aeronautical physics experiment. We went there to collect data. Now we’ve got some: the first color images from Mars Curiosity. More »
Aug 06
You overslept, burnt your breakfast, spilt coffee down your shirt, and stumbled into work looking a wreck—a bit like every other Monday morning, just ten times worse. But that’s OK, because you have an excuse: last night, you were watching history being made. More »
Aug 05
The Mars Curiosity Delay Will Drive Everyone Crazier Than NBC’s Olympic Coverage [Video]
Posted in: Today's Chili
Ben Thoma is one of the crucial people in the Mars Science Laboratory mission. He has this mind blowing thought to share with you: More »
Aug 05
In just a few hours the Mars Curiosity Rover will be on the surface of Mars. During the seven minutes of terror that will precede touch down, many things must work perfectly. The first critical piece is the parachute. More »
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