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Want to Ask NASA Mars Curiosity Team a Question? You can this Thurs 16 Aug

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You can, on Reddit this Thursday 16 Aug


http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/...iosity-team-question-you-can-reddit-thursday/

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The hottest thing on the Internet, or perhaps in the galaxy, is the NASA team that put the Mars Science Laboratory team that put the Curiosity Rover on Mars. Whether it’s the fact that we’re on Mars in a big way, or that a dude on the team has a rad haircut, people are fascinated.
Personally, I’ve found that whomever is running the Curiosity Twitter account is one of the funniest tweeters I’ve ever witnessed.

On 16th Aug, the team let us know that they’ll be on Reddit for one of the very popularAMA (Ask Me Anything) series.
 
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Q: If the RTG (radioisotope thermoelectric generator) can generate power for about 14 years, what were the limiting factors driving the 2 year mission estimate? What components might fail first?

A: The length of the mission is currently set for 23 months to achieve mission success, but it could be extended just like the Mars Exploration Rovers. They had a prime mission of 90 days but Opportunity is still operating over 8 years later. -VM

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http://xkcd.com/695/
 
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