well I’m sure you all know we landed this Rover you know on Mars that was
this Rover you know on Mars that was
this Rover you know on Mars that was really a historic day now first let me
really a historic day now first let me
really a historic day now first let me ask how many of you actually watch the
ask how many of you actually watch the
ask how many of you actually watch the landing in real-time that’s pretty good
landing in real-time that’s pretty good
landing in real-time that’s pretty good number you’ll be pleased to know you
number you’ll be pleased to know you
number you’ll be pleased to know you were part of 50 million Americans who
were part of 50 million Americans who
were part of 50 million Americans who were watching that that evening and so
were watching that that evening and so
were watching that that evening and so what I was going to start doing is to
what I was going to start doing is to
what I was going to start doing is to kind of take you back to that time and
kind of take you back to that time and
kind of take you back to that time and show you a video about what actually was
show you a video about what actually was
show you a video about what actually was happening you know in the mission
happening you know in the mission
happening you know in the mission operation room
when people look at it it looks crazy
when people look at it it looks crazy that’s a very natural thing sometimes
that’s a very natural thing sometimes
that’s a very natural thing sometimes when we look at it it looks crazy it is
when we look at it it looks crazy it is
when we look at it it looks crazy it is the result of reasoned engineering
the result of reasoned engineering
the result of reasoned engineering thought but it still looks crazy the top
thought but it still looks crazy the top
thought but it still looks crazy the top of the atmosphere down to the surface
of the atmosphere down to the surface
of the atmosphere down to the surface it takes a seven minutes it takes 14
it takes a seven minutes it takes 14
it takes a seven minutes it takes 14 minutes or so for the signal from the
minutes or so for the signal from the
minutes or so for the signal from the spacecraft to make it to earth that’s
spacecraft to make it to earth that’s
spacecraft to make it to earth that’s how far Mars is away from us so when we
how far Mars is away from us so when we
how far Mars is away from us so when we first get word that we’ve touched the
first get word that we’ve touched the
first get word that we’ve touched the top of the atmosphere
top of the atmosphere
top of the atmosphere the vehicle has been alive or dead on a
the vehicle has been alive or dead on a
the vehicle has been alive or dead on a surface
surface
surface probably seven minutes
entry descent landing also known as EDL
entry descent landing also known as EDL to refer to as a seven minutes of Terror
to refer to as a seven minutes of Terror
to refer to as a seven minutes of Terror because we’ve got literally seven
because we’ve got literally seven
because we’ve got literally seven minutes to get from the top of the
minutes to get from the top of the
minutes to get from the top of the atmosphere to the surface of Mars going
atmosphere to the surface of Mars going
atmosphere to the surface of Mars going from 13,000 miles an hour to zero and
from 13,000 miles an hour to zero and
from 13,000 miles an hour to zero and perfect sequence perfect choreography
perfect sequence perfect choreography
perfect sequence perfect choreography perfect timing and the computer has to
perfect timing and the computer has to
perfect timing and the computer has to do it all by itself with no help from
do it all by itself with no help from
do it all by itself with no help from Graham if any one thing doesn’t work
Graham if any one thing doesn’t work
Graham if any one thing doesn’t work just right it’s game over things are
just right it’s game over things are
just right it’s game over things are looking good I’m a tree
Dibble reports narrator face now
Dibble reports narrator face now beginning to feel the atmosphere as we
beginning to feel the atmosphere as we
beginning to feel the atmosphere as we go in here vehicles just recorded via
go in here vehicles just recorded via
go in here vehicles just recorded via tones that it has started guided entry
tones that it has started guided entry
tones that it has started guided entry design vehicle is meeting the stewards
design vehicle is meeting the stewards
design vehicle is meeting the stewards way to the target because unique
way to the target because unique
way to the target because unique deceleration starting first anchorperson
deceleration starting first anchorperson
deceleration starting first anchorperson just recording that we are seeing G’s on
just recording that we are seeing G’s on
just recording that we are seeing G’s on the order of 11 12 14 we are now getting
the order of 11 12 14 we are now getting
the order of 11 12 14 we are now getting clinically colossi we should have
clinically colossi we should have
clinically colossi we should have parachute deploy around off 1.7
the parachute is deployed we are
the parachute is deployed we are decelerating
decelerating
decelerating de Lesseps has separated work on the
de Lesseps has separated work on the
de Lesseps has separated work on the ground expand we’re down to 90 meters
ground expand we’re down to 90 meters
ground expand we’re down to 90 meters per second at an altitude of 6.5
per second at an altitude of 6.5
per second at an altitude of 6.5 kilometers from setting standing by for
kilometers from setting standing by for
kilometers from setting standing by for backshell separation
for an altitude of 1 kilometer
for an altitude of 1 kilometer descending
descending
descending hey Viper segment sky greatest artists
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