Hooked on Huskers Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I'm a spacecraft freak. Always have been. Kinda like Scotty in original Star Trek. In August 6th, Curiosity celebrates 1 year on Red Planet and last week, 1 mile total distance. Top speed was only 0.09 mph. Powered by ancient computer, 132 MHz RAD750 CPU (approx. the same as Pentium1 or slower), 256kb EEPROM, 256mb RAM, 2gb Flash, VxWorks OS (I think similar to Linux). Driving distances on Mars or the Moon: Lunokhod2 Lunar rover (USSR): 23 miles Opportunity Mars rover: 22 miles (still working) Apollo 17 Lunar Rover: 22 miles (also known as Moon Buggy) Apollo 15 Lunar Rover: 17.5 miles (top speed record: 11 mph) Apollo 16 Lunar Rover: 16.5 miles Lunokhod1 Lunar rover: 6.5 miles Spirit Mars rover: 5 miles (I thought much more than 5 miles) Curiosity Mars rover: 1 mile Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Bad time to mention ACA/Healthcare.gov One of the members of my church works at JPL in Pasadena. Astrophysicist, who can tell some great stories about our space program but his main interest is Astronomy. Quote Link to comment
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