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4 Days to Mars: Curiosity activates Entry, Descent and Landing Timeline – EDL Infographic
It’s 4 Days to Mars – and NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) spacecraft is now flying under the control of the crafts autonomous entry, descent and landing timeline and picking up speed as she plunges ever faster to the Red Planet and her Rendezvous with Destiny.
“Timeline activated. Bleep-bop. I’m running entry, descent & landing flight software all on my own. Countdown to Mars: 5 days,” Curiosity tweeted Tuesday night.
See below an EDL explanatory infographic timeline outlining the critical sequence of events which must unfold perfectly for Curiosity to safely survive the “7 Minutes of Terror” set to begin on the evening of August 5/6.
Aug. 1 TV Viewing Alert – see NASA Science Chief John Grunsfeld tonight (Wed, Aug. 1) on the Colbert Report (…)
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Post tags: 7 minutes of terror, Curiosity, Curiosity Rover, EDL, Gale crater, Mars, Mars Rovers, Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), MSL, NASA
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