NASA Mars Rover readying for mission with a test drive

Jeremy Proome · Aug 22, 2012

Curiosity prepares for first “test drive”

NASA’s Mars rover will perform a test run prior to starting the official mission on the Red Planet

entrepr · Aug 22, 2012

Very cools stuff. A bit slow, though - like watching very fancy paint dry.

The_Ogre · Aug 22, 2012

Someone should give me the remote control of that thing

mr.B · Aug 22, 2012

Interesting - didn't realise that it hadn't moved yet.

jzar · Aug 22, 2012

Does anyone know how long it takes for an instruction to be received by the Rover?
I heard 7 minutes?
That means if you send an instruction to turn left--7 minutes later it will turn ...

Marcan · Aug 24, 2012

Absolutely intriguing this Mars mission. More interesting then to comment on Windows logo !

WaxLyrical · Aug 24, 2012

Seriously,this morn I had a longer movement than this rover.
Can't they send over a turbo and maybe some nitrous.

Arthur · Aug 24, 2012

jzar said:
Does anyone know how long it takes for an instruction to be received by the Rover?
I heard 7 minutes?
That means if you send an instruction to turn left--7 minutes later it will turn ...

That's why every move instruction must be complete, from start to route to stop. Mars is over 14 light minutes away.

Kosmik · Aug 24, 2012

grav80 said:
Someone should give me the remote control of that thing

Didn't work so well for Howard

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