In about 8 months I will know...

[DungeonMaster]

Just saw some deal on Nat Geo about this entire process, phuckin sick, congrats bro!

Yeah! Me too. GOOD watchin. I was glad to have something to be proud of and get optimistic about. That is one DAMN good technical achievment.

DM

 

[UDRider]

time for a software update millions of miles away with the world watching, no pressure!

Small point of interest, software that contolled in flight and landing was not written by NASA engineers.

 

[Mike95060]

Small point of interest, software that contolled in flight and landing was not written by NASA engineers.

More info please?

 

[RRR70]

I like how NASA say that patern build into the wheel treads will help them judge the distance.

 

[UDRider]

More info please?

Probably I didn't phrase it quite well, but here you go:
http://www.windriver.com/announces/curiosity/

Owned by Intel.

Pure nerdiness: http://compass.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ws-slides/havelund.pdf

 

[JackTheTripper]

Nice vid of a guy and his experiences.

Sorry OP, not trying to take way from your thread, just actually thought you'd like it.

[youtube]PCKogFDM3Zg[/youtube]

 

[gnahc79]

I swear the NASA folks must have conjured up their inner child with this project.
"So exactly what should we do on Mars?"
"HEY, let's mount a laser and burn holes in a bunch of mars rocks!!"
"That is an EXCELLENT IDEA, LET'S DO IT!!"

link

NASA's Curiosity rover has zapped its first Martian rock, aiming its laser for the sake of science.
During the target practice on Sunday. Curiosity fired 30 pulses at a nearby rock over a 10-second window, burning a small hole.

 

[Junkie]

shows what the real mission was

 

[RRR70]

shows what the real mission was

 

[Mike95060]

Nice vid of a guy and his experiences.

Sorry OP, not trying to take way from your thread, just actually thought you'd like it.

Jack, your post is exactly what this thread is about. Great find, thank you!

 

[900ss]

Mike, see what your wheels did, that Deric's camera mast recorded for posterity? Boys will be boys!

shows what the real mission was

 

[Karbon]

I'm rebumping this for the glory of science and to offset the fgtry of political threads.

 

[UDRider]

I'm rebumping this for the glory of science and to offset the fgtry of political threads.

That's a good enough reason on it's own.

 

[xtasie99]

VxWorks is a real time operating system. It does not control the vehicle. Thats kinda like saying Microsoft made www.google.com cause it runs in IE.

Probably I didn't phrase it quite well, but here you go:
http://www.windriver.com/announces/curiosity/

Owned by Intel.

Pure nerdiness: http://compass.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ws-slides/havelund.pdf

 

[testrider]

Probably I didn't phrase it quite well, but here you go:
http://www.windriver.com/announces/curiosity/

Owned by Intel.

Pure nerdiness: http://compass.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ws-slides/havelund.pdf

WindRiver's vxWorks was used as the real-time OS that runs on Curiosity. All the flight software were developed in JPL.

Mike
-former member of Curiosity software team-

 

[iamjr2]

I originally posted this over in "Best of BARF" in the Motivational Posters Thread, but seems almost more appropriate here...

 

[UDRider]

VxWorks is a real time operating system. It does not control the vehicle. Thats kinda like saying Microsoft made www.google.com cause it runs in IE.

It kind of does, still needs programming to tell a vehicle what to do.

 

[SuperMike]

Hi-res images released from Curiosity's descent to the Martian surface have been assembled into a video at approximately 5 frames a second (matching the rate at which they were captured). Audio from control room is roughly matched to the video.

Amazing.

[youtube]EcsqRA5dFkM[/youtube]

 

[Mike95060]

I got chills watching that. Fucking rad.

 

[JackTheTripper]

Hi-res images released from Curiosity's descent to the Martian surface have been assembled into a video at approximately 5 frames a second (matching the rate at which they were captured). Audio from control room is roughly matched to the video.

Amazing.

[youtube]EcsqRA5dFkM[/youtube]

Awesome!

I like one guy at the end. While everyone is cheering he says "It's time to see where our curiosity will take us."

 

[JackTheTripper]

They're testing out your wheels!

http://gizmodo.com/5936620/watch-mars-curiosity-wiggle-its-wheels-in-the-gravel

Well OK, the steering mechanism. But I'm guessing it'll be rolling soon enough.

 

[testrider]

It will start rolling tomorrow for a test drive.

 

[SuperMike]

Here's the full MSL Curiosity Descent. Click it to watch it in HD on YouTube.

Mind = Blown.

[youtube]gZX5GRPnd4U[/youtube]

 

[JackTheTripper]

Curiosity gets a move on. Takes first walk around.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/?ImageID=4544

Large size pics of tracks.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpegMod/PIA16092_modest.jpg

Here's a pic from one of the nav cams showing the morse code marks left in the dirt.

 

[Poxy]

What do the morse say?

EDIT: Nevermind. JPL.

Easter eggs on MArs!