February 2013
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Start from the Beginning
I’m so happy to still have people visiting this site, and I just want to say thank you to everyone for reading our story! When I wrote this blog I meant for it to be read as I posted our activities.
If you’re new to Marstimr, or if you just want to re-read our story, click on the one of the links (you might have to scroll down) to start from the beginning.
The beginning:...
September 2012
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A Conclusion of Mars Time
Curiosity: 27M (Sol 27) 18:14 LMST
Earth: September 2, 2012 19:23 PDT
Well here we are; we’ve gone all the way around the clock (and then some)! This truly has been the adventure of a lifetime! As a family, we’ve grown much closer together. As for our adventures, we feel like we’ve taken a vacation.
LA has a whole night world that is invisible during the day. By...
August 2012
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First Day of School
Mars: 22M (Sol 22) 04:49 LMST
Earth: August 28, 2012 07:16 PDT
Today’s the first day of school. We’re up at 4am and have plenty of time to check backpacks and organize forms. I’ll try to post some first day pictures, but first we have to get some.
Our schedules should be back to normal on Saturday the first! Just a few more time zones to go!
A Sum of Mars Time by Dad
Mars: 21M (Sol 21) 07:41 LMST
Earth: August 27, 2012 04:35 PDT
“It feels like we are in the final stretch of our Mars Time adventure. Though we are still getting up early in the morning, the time before dawn is shrinking rapidly and school is starting tomorrow. Soon we will end our journey around the clock, and I would like to share a few thoughts. First, taking a journey around...
Cabin Fever... in California?
Mars: 17M (Sol 17) 07:34 LMST
Earth: August 23, 2012 01:50 PDT
Now that we’ve been on Mars time for almost a month, we’re starting to feel some side effects. We think we are feeling a mild form of cabin fever. There are two main things that are effecting us; Sunlight and people.
Sunlight not only provides vitamin D, but it also effects attitude. Some people on MER suffered...
What day is it Again?
Mars: 14M (Sol 14) 06:12 LMST
Earth: August 19, 2012 22:27 PDT
We’ve pretty much lost track of what day it is. Towards the beginning of the month we could say things like tomorrow, tonight, last night, tomorrow night, ect. Right now our day is split between two days, and we’ve resorted to calling our days “Sols.” Currently our Sol is split between two Earth...
Again... Why are we Doing This?
Mars: 13M (Sol 13) 03:12 LMST
Earth: August 18, 2012 18:42 PDT
Our family woke up yesterday and had no idea what the date was (Earth time). We’ve stopped working in days and started working in Sols (Martian days since landing). This made us reflect on our schedule and ask; Again… why are we doing this?
As a family we think it’s a lot of fun, but we talked to Dad and...
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New Version of Mars24
Mars: 10M 01:58 LMST
Earth: August 15, 2012 15:27 PDT
I’ve been using Mars24 to create my time stamps, but it only had the times for MER and Phoenix (I had to put in coordinates for MSL time). This new version features times for MSL (Curiosity), MER-B (Opportunity), and Mars (LMST at 0 degrees). For any of you who want to check it out follow this link:
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Commenting Has Arrived!
Mars: 8M 15:22 LMST
Earth: August 13, 2012 03:16 PDT
Using a program called Disqus I enabled commenting. If you like a post, have questions, or have suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment.
I do however have some rules. I discourage irrelevant comments and will quickly dispose of them. I also ask that you avoid personal comments and advertisements. **Crude language...
Ice Cream for Dinner?
Mars: 2M 16:31 LMST
Earth: August 7, 2012 00:29 PDT
It’s midnight right now and we’re going to bed soon. As our schedule switched, so did our meal times. Breakfast at 11:30am, lunch at 3:30pm, ice cream at 9pm. And… oh yeah, dinner around 11pm.
Dad has only two days off before he has to go back to work, so we’re trying to get as much of him as we can.
We still...
Watch Curiosity's Landing
Mars: T- 12hr/32mins 03:01 LMST
Earth: August 5, 2012 09:57 PDT
Here’s a link to the NASA site from which you can find a way to watch the landing.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/participate/
Go Curiosity!
Our Last Hurrah! (Before landing)
Mars: T- 12hrs/38mins 02:56 LMST
Earth: August 5, 2012 09:51 PDT
There is a quote at JPL, so much overused there that some have it committed to memory:
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor...
We've Started!
Mars: -1M! 08:01 LMST
Earth: August 4, 2012 14:26 PDT
We’ve started switching our times! We stay up until 11 and 11:30 at night, and sleep in until 10am! It’s fun staying up late; we get to play games in our pajamas!
Tomorrow’s the landing! It lands 10:31pm PDT. Tomorrow night we’re going to see the landing at Caltech. If you haven’t seen the landing videos...
We made it to the Big Time!
Mars: -1M 07:58 LMST
Earth: August 4, 2012 14:23 PDT
Maybe not as big as the New York Times, but it’s not bad!
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/dad-helps-control-curiosity-family-will-live-mars-time
And we're off!
Mars: -3M 08:55 LMST
Earth: August 2, 2012 14:01 PDT
Today is August 2, and we are preparing to go onto Mars time. My brother, sister, and I are staying up late (until 11 or 11:30) and are sleeping in as long as we can.
When we finally go onto Mars time, we will stay up 40 mins later than the previous day, and will sleep in as long as possible. We will not start changing our clocks...
July 2012
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LA Times on MSL
Mars: -7M 09:53 LMST
Earth 2012-07-29 12:23 PDT
The LA Times featured MSL in one of their articles! Also exciting is that Dad is in the photo! The photo is of mission control, and Dad is the one on the left, talking to his buddies on the right.
Here’s the article: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mars-curiosity-landing-20120715,0,5399348.story
Congratulations to the MSL...
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