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This is for all you space buffs out there (Xavier!). We are only a couple days away from the launch of MAVEN here from Cape Canaveral. You can get info on the spacecraft and it's mission and track the countdown activities here...http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/index.htmlYou can watch live launch coverage on NASA tv or spaceflightnow.com beginning around 3 hours prior to launch (1:28 E.S.T) Monday.Trivia question for all you buffs. Chuck Tatro, shown under the "latest features" section is wearing a special suit. Do you know what we call those suits (hint: it's a cute animal name - suit) and why he is wearing it? I used to work with Chuck when we both were Launch Site Integration Managers a few years back.Go MAVEN!Max
Ur silly. No they use those suits to prevent cross-contamination. Hair, skin, tiny fabric particles, oils from our skin can contaminate the spacecraft and cleanroom. That is why he is wearing the bunny-suit.Max
how would they get air on mars....
Max, I have a random question, kinda off of this topic, but still space related.. I heard there's going to be four people going to live on mars to begin the process of making it livable with plants and stuff and they will live the rest of their life there, am I totally off on this story or is that actually happening? I could be totally wrong, but it would be cool if you could tell me some more on it
Terraforming is a good idea, but there are many other factors you would have to deal with. Temperature fluctuations, soil fertility, gravitational fields, etc. Then there is the terrain you would have to deal with. I think humanity's best bet would be to research those and build new tech.
Quote from: HarryX11 on 16 Nov 2013, 21:38:28Terraforming is a good idea, but there are many other factors you would have to deal with. Temperature fluctuations, soil fertility, gravitational fields, etc. Then there is the terrain you would have to deal with. I think humanity's best bet would be to research those and build new tech.They will meet aliens and they will provide the technology. (I'm a alien, I'm on mars atm :B ) wouI hope they will meet aliens anyway, It would be very interesting to see what they look like, what technology do they have.
Quote from: FlammableCow800 on 16 Nov 2013, 20:11:57how would they get air on mars....Terraforming is one way. We could send plants to Mars. Carbon dioxide is a major component of the atmosphere there and plants convert CO2 to Oxygen. I'm making it simpler than it really is and it would take a long, long time, but basically plants could make the air breathable for humans.Max
Yeah, but what if they're hostile aliens with technology that greatly exceeds ours? Humans will be X/ (if you know what I mean)
They will meet aliens and they will provide the technology. (I'm a alien, I'm on mars atm :B )
Thanks Max. I missed that we were launching a probe to Mars. (I still remember watching the Voyager launches on TV). I'm glad there are people looking to the future.
thanks for sharing, Max! I allways get super exited when I hear about these things, only to discover the launch was like a week ago
Quote from: Halcyon13 on 21 Nov 2013, 17:26:39thanks for sharing, Max! I allways get super exited when I hear about these things, only to discover the launch was like a week ago
Our next Mars Probe - MAVEN (Read 3426 times)