>> THIS IS NEWS 6 AT NIGHT GETTING RESULTS. >> THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN
THIS BUSINESS. WE ALWAYS TALK
ABOUT WHAT MARS MIGHT THROW AT
US THIS TIME. IT’S NEVER THE
THING IT THROUGH THE LAST
TIME. AND SO IT HAS TO BE
PREPARED FOR THAT.
>> CANDACE: AND WHEN YOU’RE
PLANNING TO PULL OFF SOMETHING
CALLED COAT 7 MINUTES OF
TERROR. YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE
THE ANTICIPATION AT NASA RIGHT
NOW. AND OF COURSE, WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT THE NAIL-BITING
LANDING AND THAT NASA’S
PERSEVERANCE ROVER IS
ATTEMPTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
AND SO MUCH IS A LEADING UP TO
THIS CHALLENGING MOMENT. HERE
NOW TO TALK ABOUT WHAT GOES
INTO PERSEVERANCE’S ENTRY
DESCENT AND LANDING PHASE
NEWS, 6 DIGITAL JOURNALIST AND
SPACE EXPERT EMILEE SPECK.
GOOD MORNING, EMILY. BRING I
MEAN, THIS IS AN EXCITING
THING. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO TOMORROW. WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST IN
IN. EXPLAIN THE 7 MINUTES OF
TEAR. SO I’M LOOKING FORWARD
TO HEARING 2 WORDS, WHICH
WOULD BE LANDING NOMINAL,
WHICH MEANS IT’S DOWN WHEELS
DOWN AND EVERYTHING IS THERE’S
A REASON THEY CALL THE 7
MINUTES OF TERROR BECAUSE A
LOT HAS TO HAPPEN IN ABOUT.
IT’S ACTUALLY ABOUT 15
MINUTES. THE WHOLE PHASE.
>> CANDACE: BUT EVERYTHING HAS
TO LINE UP. CORRECT. THE
PARACHUTE HAS TO DEPLOY. IT
HAS TO EJECT A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT STAGES THAT HAS TO
BALANCE. IT HAS TO CORRECT
ITSELF AND IT’S ALL GOT TO GO
RIGHT IN ORDER FOR THIS THING
TO LAND ON MARS. AND I MEAN,
IT’S COMING AT A PRETTY FAST
CLIP. I HEARD RIGHT. YES. SO
BASICALLY IT’S GOING TO COME
IN AND HIT THE MARTIAN
ATMOSPHERE GOING 12,500 MILES
PER HOUR BLOWING UP, LOCKS
DOWN ON MARS. IT’S GOING LESS
THAN 2 MILES PER HOUR. SO
THAT’S THAT’S A LOT OF STOPS.
BE THERE, RIGHT. SO LET’S THAT
WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE
DIAGRAMS HERE OF THE TIMELINE.
SO KIND OF TAKE US THROUGH
THAT WHEN THIS LANDING STAGE
WILL ACTUALLY START RIGHT.
>> CANDACE: SO THE LANDING OUR
TIME IS ABOUT 03:55PM EASTERN
TIME. AND LIKE I SAID, THIS
WHOLE THING TAKES PLACE IN
ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE FIRST
THING THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN
IS THE SPACECRAFT THAT’S
CARRYING PERSEVERANCE ROVER IS
GOING TO KICK OFF. IS THIS
THING CALLED A CRUISE SHELL
STAGE AND THEN THAT KICKS OFF
A WHOLE NOTHER SERIES OF
MILESTONES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN
BEFORE LANDING. SO WHEN IT
HITS THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE.
LIKE I SAID, IT’S GOING SUPER
FAST, IT’S GOING TO DROP FROM
12,500 MILES PER HOUR TO
10,000 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN
IT’S GOING TO KICK OFF SOME
THINGS CALLED BALANCES THAT
HELP TO KIND OF CORRECT ITSELF
AND MAKE SURE AS IT’S GOING
THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE. IT’S
CORRECTED AND ITS POSITION FOR
LANDING. AND THEN AFTER A FEW
OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
THE 70 FOOT PARACHUTE IS GOING
TO DEPLOY. AND THAT’S REALLY
GOING TO PUT THE BRAKES ON THE
SPACECRAFT. SO AND IT’S GOING
TO HIT, YOU KNOW, THE MARTIAN
ATMOSPHERE THAT NEEDS THAT
HEAT SHIELD TO PROTECT ITSELF
AND THEN EVENTUALLY SOMETHING
HAPPENS. AND IT’S KIND OF
CALLED THE SKY CRANE. IT
SEPARATES FROM THE ROVER AND
HOVERS WITH THESE 20 FOOT
CABLES AND THEN IT DROPS DOWN
ON MARS. MY GOSH. IT’S IS
AMAZING IN LEE. AND SO.
>> BRIDGETT: I MEAN, THIS
LANDING IS DIFFERENT FROM
CURIOSITY REALLY. I MEAN, THIS
IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALLGAME.
NEW TECHNOLOGY.
>> JULIE: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO
THEY LEARNED A LOT FROM THE
CURIOSITY LANDING AND NOW
THERE’S A WHOLE NEW NAVIGATION
SYSTEM TO LAND. SO AS THE
SPACECRAFT IN THE ROVER COMING
DOWN. IT’S TAKING PHOTOS OF
THE MARTIAN AT OF THE MARTIAN
SURFACE RIGHT. SO THAT’S KIND
OF WHAT YOU’RE SEEING RIGHT
NOW IS TAKING HIS DISSENT
PHOTOS AND THEN IT’S LOOKING
AND SAYING, OH, CAN’T LAND
THERE. YOU KNOW, THERE’S A
ROCK THERE’S BOULDER IT WITH
THAT. THIS BE A SAFE LANDING
SPOT. AND IT’S A REALLY
RELATIVELY SMALL AREA THAT
IT’S LOOKING TO SET DOWN TO
JUST 0 CRATER. OH, MY GOSH.
OK, SO HOW CAN OUR VIEWERS TO
WATCH THIS LANDING IS ABOUT
3.55 OUR TIME. HOW DO WE STAY
UP TO DATE ON THE WHOLE
MISSION.
>> YEAH, OBVIOUSLY WE’RE GOING
TO HAVE UPDATES ON CLICK
ORLANDO, DOT COM SLASH SPACE.
THAT WILL BE ON THE HOME PAGE.
YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL
MEDIA. I WILL DEFINITELY BE
FOLLOWING ALONG VERY CLOSELY.
WE’RE I KNOW WE’RE GONNA HAVE
OUR NEWSCAST STARTING EARLY.
SO IT’S VERY EXCITING. WE’LL
CARRY IT LIVE. OF COURSE, NASA
TV IS GOING TO HAVE IT FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER THEY WANT TO
HAVE A SPANISH BROADCAST OF
THIS LANDING. SO I’M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
YEAH. AND SOMETHING
INTERESTING THAT I THEY
THEY’RE HAVE MICROPHONES ON IT
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT
IT SOUNDS AS A PODCAST HOST,
I’M REALLY SO THERE’S A COUPLE
MICROPHONES ON THE ONE OF THEM
ACTUALLY IS GOING TO CAPTURE
THAT THOSE LANDING SOUND. SO
THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY WILD TO
HEAR. AND THEN THE ONE THAT
I’M MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS THE
ONE THAT’S GOING TO HOPEFULLY
WORK ON MARS. THEY DON’T KNOW
YET IF IT’S DEFINITELY GOING
TO WORK. THIS IS A WHOLE NEW
THING. BUT WHAT IT COULD
CAPTURE ARE THE SOUNDS OF THE
WHEELS CRUNCHING ON THE
MARTIAN SERVICE. SO WE MIGHT
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT
IT SOUNDS LIKE ON MARS, WHICH
I DON’T THINK WE’LL BE VERY
NOISY YEAH. FASCINATE. SO YOU
HAVE NO SHORTAGE OF THINGS TO
TALK ABOUT ON YOUR POD CAST
SPACE. CURIOUS. YEAH,
ABSOLUTELY. WE’RE WORKING ON A
SECOND SEASON. WE’RE GOING TO
START OFF WITH A COUPLE
HISTORICAL EPISODES AND REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE’RE
STILL LOOKING FOR PODCAST
IDEAS FOR EPISODES. SO YOU CAN
SUBMIT THEM. WE ACTUALLY HAVE
A NEW WEBSITE. IT’S SPACE.
CURIOUS DOT SHOW SO YOU CAN
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS TO BE