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Episode 184: DATA RELAY--Mars InSight
Episode 184: DATA RELAY--Mars InSight
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74 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2018
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This week in SF history— November 14, 1933. The birth of Fred Wallace Haise Jr. (wikipedia.org)Spaceflight news— Lucy passes key decision point C (americaspace.com) — Project life cycle (PDF: nasa.gov)— SpaceX will fly mini BFR ship as second stage for F9. (spacenews.com) (twitter.com/elonmusk) — Scott Manley did a great overview/speculation video (youtube.com)Data Relay: NASA Mars InSight— Thank you to Richard Durden for presenting this topic. (twitter.com/rkdurden)— InSight press kit is very valuable (PDF: jpl.nasa.gov) — Launch Press Kit (PDF: jpl.nasa.gov)— Failure of a vacuum vessel on SEIS delayed Insight from the 2016 launch window to the 2018 launch window. (spaceflightnow.com) (space.com)— MarCo-A and -B are nicknamed “Wall-E” and “Eva” by JPL Engineers (space.com)— Has a parafin-actuated five finger grabber (space.com)— Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) (springer.com)
Released:
Nov 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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