Attn: 'über' space geeks...live play-by-play of a Mars probe entering orbit

[Carnos Jax]

First time I've heard about these 'catalyst...heaters'. Of course, there are a myriad of things that go to making up a spacecraft, so its no surprise. I suppose in the cold of space, you can't necessarily expect things (such as the chemicals used for propellant) to behave as they do in other environments.

Racer, for some reason (such as previous posts) I thought you were involved in some multi-media capacity for an aerospace company...are you on the technical side instead/also?