LED light in use in NASA's 'Curiosity' Mars Science Lab launch preparations

PhotonBoy · Nov 26, 2011

Check out slide #24 in this sequence of 30 great photos.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/nasa-prepares-to-launch-curiosity/100195/

"If all goes well, tomorrow morning at approximately 10:02 a.m. Eastern time (GMT-5), NASA will launch its newest rover named Curiosity from Florida's Cape Canaveral, headed on a nine-month trip to the planet Mars...."

Craig K · Nov 26, 2011

Interesting, thanks for the link.

LEDAdd1ct · Nov 26, 2011

1) Thanks for the awesome post!

2) Definitely cool white...looks to be 18650...? Alright, come out whoever you are! Who works down there?

BBL · Nov 26, 2011

impressive pics. The light looks like some newer surefire led to me. Outdoorsman?

Vox Clamatis in Deserto · Nov 26, 2011

Looks like the rocket is on its way this morning!

One of my coworkers was a propulsion team manager on a Mars probe in the 1990's, his probe unfortunately lost communications just before achieving Mars orbit. After losing a Surefire, he now carries a $20 Coleman LED light.

Thanks for the link to these awesome pictures. I don't recognize the light, enlarging the photo, it appears to possibly have a blue band around the head. Or is it maybe a blue LED Maglite in a piece of tubing to make it non-conductive?

PhotonBoy · Nov 26, 2011

Here's a link about its successful launch:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/msl-launched/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Here's hoping for a safe landing in August 2012.

yliu · Nov 26, 2011

Hmmmm... I have no idea what the flashlight is.

enomosiki · Nov 26, 2011

Looks like a UV light to me.

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