On August 06 2012 12:07 Warlike Prince wrote: everyone should check this out
Live virtual landing party. The host is the publisher from universetoday, 3 reporters live from JPL, Dr. Phil Plait, Dr. Pamila Gay, and a bunch of guests including the guy from M.R.O. who is in charge is taking the pictures as it lands.
Great livestream, just interviewed one of the eventual Rover drivers.
On August 06 2012 13:30 felisconcolori wrote: It's still driving. It's like driving a submarine. While drunk. So drunk, your hand takes 7 minutes to do anything.
On August 06 2012 13:24 Medrea wrote: Driving is such an odd term to use for this. Its not like they are joysticking this thing.
The driver has about as much influence over the rover as i do over my cat.
nonono. A driver for on the surface. He was Scott Maxwell @marsroverdriver, bio was he was an engineer for a rover driving mechanism, so he is one of the people experienced with the system.
EPT
