tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156253.post7647143781847618831..comments2023-10-30T10:27:49.215-04:00Comments on How I Am Becoming An Astronaut: Segments of Ares I-X for 2009 Test FlightDamaris Sarria Toepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227979828521858802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156253.post-78181546750066742932008-11-15T08:12:00.000-05:002008-11-15T08:12:00.000-05:00wow..the ares I-X sure is huge...oh by the way..WE...wow..the ares I-X sure is huge...oh by the way..WE INDIANS MADE IT TO THE MOON!!<BR/>http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Nov14_2008.htmsiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147421757143306473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156253.post-42491257236727655422008-11-14T09:39:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:39:00.000-05:00Given this is the ride you and I will get to train...Given this is the ride you and I will get to train for, I'm sure this assembly is pretty exciting for you! They have a mock-up of the Orion capsule at Huntsville, and I could feel my heart race just standing underneath and looking up into it! Any word yet on ideas for dealing with the vibration issues, or is everyone pretty much waiting for I-X to fly?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144862918620225279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156253.post-83503914573616177992008-11-14T09:22:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:22:00.000-05:00In one of NASA's news conferences from years ago, ...In one of NASA's news conferences from years ago, Steve Squyres and his team determined that water had existed on Mars. Steve held a sample of the mineral jarosite and made that declaration based on this mineral. <BR/><BR/>"We interpret this sulfur to be really the compound sulfate," said Ben Clark, a MER science team member. "And the salt that we think is probably most prevalent is magnesium sulfate." Magnesium sulfate can be found at your local drug store: it's what Epsom salt is made of. The mineral present on Mars is most likely kieserite, a dehydrated form of the compound.<BR/><BR/>Opportunity's Mössbauer spectrometer confirmed the presence of sulfates when it detected the mineral jarosite. Jarosite is an iron sulfate hydrate; it forms through the interaction of iron, sulfur and water. "Because it's a sulfate hydrate," Squyres said, "you've got to have water around to make it." Although it is rare on Earth, some scientists had predicted that it might be found on Mars.<BR/><BR/>I own (relatively inexpensive) 5 samples of jarosite through EBay etc. Steve's team also talked about the mineral kieserite found on Mars. Kieserite is hard to purchase in rock form on Earth. <BR/><BR/>http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-mers-04zzt.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com