Tag Archives: Curiosity

The computer specs of Curiosity

Posted on 08/07/2012 by Zed

Late Sunday night, NASA’s Curiosity rover made it safely to Mars. Sebastian Anthony has a fascinating article for ExtremeTech, titled “Inside NASA’s Curiosity: It’s an Apple Airport Extreme… with wheels” which details the humble computing tech spes of this magnificent … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Seven Minutes of Terror (An overly dramatic video)

Posted on 07/10/2012 by Zed

Here is a video where Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) scientists reflect on the landing of Curiosity Mars Rover that is coming up on August 6th, 2012. NYTimes has a story about how this video has become a huge hit for … Continue reading →