{"id":841,"date":"2011-11-23T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=841"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:55:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:55:46","slug":"curiosity-and-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity and Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just found out this morning that NASA is about to launch a new Mars rover vehicle named Curiousity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gsfc\/6385414671\/\" title=\"Curiosity Touching Down, Artist's Concept by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Curiosity Touching Down, Artist's Concept\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/6385414671_daf928876e-300x168.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Curiosity weighs over a ton and is loaded with all sorts of scientific instruments. It is so big that they are going to lower it on the surface via a crane from a hovering craft above the surface. How NASA can do that from a gazillion miles away is beyond me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gsfc\/6385411977\/\" title=\"Curiosity at Work on Mars by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Curiosity at Work on Mars\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/6385411977_9851fab133-300x177.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once there it will roll around on it&#8217;s six wheels, collect samples and engage aliens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa-jpl\/4841810703\/\" title=\"Curiosity at Center of Attention During Test by NASAJPL, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Curiosity at Center of Attention During Test\" height=\"332\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/4841810703_c26a8ca9e4-300x199.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One thing I&#8217;ve never understood is how such a fragile machine that has to be assembled in a clean room can survive a thundering ride aboard a Saturn V rocket.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasahqphoto\/6012071287\/\" title=\"Atlas V Rocket Launches with Juno Spacecraft (201108050006HQ) by nasa hq photo, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Atlas V Rocket Launches with Juno Spacecraft (201108050006HQ)\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/6012071287_9bc260d098-199x300.jpg\" width=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Used to be everybody was excited about space exploration, especially kids. We all wanted to be astronauts or scientists. Now most of the kids I talk with want to be video game designers.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/msl\/index.html\"><b><span style=\"color: red;\">NASA Curiosity<\/span><\/b><\/a> site, lots of good stuff there for grownups, kids, and teachers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/zemified_e.png\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just found out this morning that NASA is about to launch a new Mars rover vehicle named Curiousity. Curiosity weighs over a ton and is loaded with all sorts of scientific instruments. 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