Being a Flex trainer has its perks! Like getting a tour of JPL!
December 11th, 2008
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of doing Flex training at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and got take a VIP tour to see the next generation Mars rover that will be going up in a few years. I even got to sit in the Mission Manager’s chair and pretend for a minute. I’m enough of a geek that I watched the Pheonix landing live on NASA TV, so this was a treat for me.
Here’s the cruise vehicle and heat shield that will get the rover to its destination:
And the way they’re going to land the rover is incredible:
The part with the thrusters will hover there while the rover slowly descends along a cable like a spider.
Sorry for the poor quality photos, but you get the idea 
I’ll be demonstrating pre-pre-release versions of Flash Catalyst and Flex 4 tomorrow night, December 3rd, at 7:30.  Don’t miss it!  More details can be found at our new group site at http://groups.adobe.com/groups/2b6ef91865/summary. Hope to see you there!Â
