The JPL ODP (Orbit Determination Program) has incorporated relativity since the 1960's and uses the proper Einstein Infeld Hoffmann (EIH) equations of motion for the harmonic gauge.
Glad I read through to here before posting what you already did re relativity in the ODP (and it's replacement). Where are mod points when you need them...
And while I am on it, no vehicles should be built at all until the scientific metric system of measurement is introduced and imperial medieval system is banned. It should be forbidden, I do not know, by the Geneva convention. Due to pseudo-patriotism the complicated systems are built with archaic feet, elbows, inches, etc. All would be fine, but alive people are to fly it.
It's not patriotism as much as infrastructure for fabrication and test. I'm thinking of propulsion here, but this is true of other areas as well. Raw materials required/needed are only available in the USA in English units (5/8in tubing for prop lines, etc), for that to become metric would require all the suppliers to support metric as well: it's not just NASA. Also, machining and test equipment in many facilities (again, not just NASA) are non-metric: again this infrastructure could be converted but would be expensive and nobody has ponied up the bread to do the conversion and re-cert required.
All certainly do-able but there is a cost: not arguing against metric as I work only in metric, switching to all metric would make my life easier.
I have a ReplayTV (4580) and paid for one month when I got it to decide if I wanted to keep it (~6 months ago). I was late on paying the next month, and the unit was not usable without the subscription. It kept flashing back to the "your subscription ran out" screen when I tried to access any of the functions, even replaying what it already recorded.
for the first time ever all three KEY positions were female : Sarah A. Gavit = the mars project manager Suzanne E. Smrekar, 37, the lead mars scientist Kari A. Lewis= the mars project's chief engineer
These women were the DS2 microprobe project manager, scientist and chief engineer, respectively. They had nothing to do management-wise with either Mars Polar Lander or Mars Climate Orbiter. DS2 was a $30M program, compared with $320M (your number, but close) for MPL/MCO.
Your other comments and sweeping generalizations (re women, IQs, etc) are repulsive.
Visit here to get some accurate information on MCO and MPL, or contact JPL Media Relations at (818) 354-5011. I'm sure Mary Hardin would love to discuss your views on the Mars program and women.
JPL's Open House is this weekend (June 3-4) as well. Why not get the data in person?
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The JPL ODP (Orbit Determination Program) has incorporated relativity since the 1960's and uses the proper Einstein Infeld Hoffmann (EIH) equations of motion for the harmonic gauge.
Glad I read through to here before posting what you already did re relativity in the ODP (and it's replacement). Where are mod points when you need them...
And while I am on it, no vehicles should be built at all until the scientific metric system of measurement is introduced and imperial medieval system is banned. It should be forbidden, I do not know, by the Geneva convention. Due to pseudo-patriotism the complicated systems are built with archaic feet, elbows, inches, etc. All would be fine, but alive people are to fly it.
It's not patriotism as much as infrastructure for fabrication and test. I'm thinking of propulsion here, but this is true of other areas as well. Raw materials required/needed are only available in the USA in English units (5/8in tubing for prop lines, etc), for that to become metric would require all the suppliers to support metric as well: it's not just NASA. Also, machining and test equipment in many facilities (again, not just NASA) are non-metric: again this infrastructure could be converted but would be expensive and nobody has ponied up the bread to do the conversion and re-cert required.
All certainly do-able but there is a cost: not arguing against metric as I work only in metric, switching to all metric would make my life easier.
Resolution at 300km altitude is 30 cm per pixel for targeted observations (one of 3 modes). I beleve the 1% number is for targeted imaging only.
For the high gain, the pipe to Earth is up to 3.5 Mbit/sec (receiving at a 70m antenna) and about 2.4 Mbit/sec for a 34m antenna.
Expected total data volume for the prime mission only, (through 2010) is 34 terabtes!
I have a ReplayTV (4580) and paid for one month when I got it to decide if I wanted to keep it (~6 months ago). I was late on paying the next month, and the unit was not usable without the subscription. It kept flashing back to the "your subscription ran out" screen when I tried to access any of the functions, even replaying what it already recorded.
for the first time ever all three KEY positions were female : Sarah A. Gavit = the mars project manager Suzanne E. Smrekar, 37, the lead mars scientist Kari A. Lewis= the mars project's chief engineer
These women were the DS2 microprobe project manager, scientist and chief engineer, respectively. They had nothing to do management-wise with either Mars Polar Lander or Mars Climate Orbiter. DS2 was a $30M program, compared with $320M (your number, but close) for MPL/MCO.
Your other comments and sweeping generalizations (re women, IQs, etc) are repulsive.
Visit here to get some accurate information on MCO and MPL, or contact JPL Media Relations at (818) 354-5011. I'm sure Mary Hardin would love to discuss your views on the Mars program and women.
JPL's Open House is this weekend (June 3-4) as well. Why not get the data in person?