Giant Nasa rover launches to Mars

[Ted King]

ka jowct wrote:
Eights months of waiting to find out if it was all for naught…I'd hate to be on the Rover team during the landing process. I think I'd need Valium.

The chief flight engineer (that's probably not the official title) for this project is Rob Manning who is the husband of a friend of mine (he once gave me and my son a tour of the JPL facilities in Pasadena - I'll never forget it). He was the chief flight engineer for the Pathfinder, Spirit and Opportunity rover projects - and every one of those flew to, and landed on, Mars successfully. If anyone can make sure that this rover gets to Mars intact it's Rob. He's kind of a legend amongst those in the field. He also happens to be a really nice guy.

Edit: I found this about Rob:

http://www.aeispeakers.com/speakerbio.ph...kerID=1252

It mentions his, wife, Dominique, who I called Mino and was like a sister to me in my wilder, younger days.