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Episode 184: DATA RELAY--Mars InSight
This week in SF history
— November 14, 1933. The birth of Fred Wallace Haise Jr. (wikipedia.org)
Spaceflight news
— Lucy passes key decision point C (americaspace.com)
— Project life cycle (PDF: nasa.gov)
— SpaceX will fly mini BFR ship as second stage for F9. (spacenews.com) (twitter.com/elonmusk)
— Scott Manley did a great overview/speculation video (youtube.com)
Data Relay: NASA Mars InSight
— Thank you to Richard Durden for presenting this topic. (twitter.com/rkdurden)
— InSight press kit is very valuable (PDF: jpl.nasa.gov)
— Launch Press Kit (PDF: jpl.nasa.gov)
— Failure of a vacuum vessel on SEIS delayed Insight from the 2016 launch window to the 2018 launch window. (spaceflightnow.com) (space.com)
— MarCo-A and -B are nicknamed “Wall-E” and “Eva” by JPL Engineers (space.com)
— Has a parafin-actuated five finger grabber (space.com)
— Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) (springer.com)