Jim Erickson
Jim Erickson
James "Jim" Erickson is a set decorator. He won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work in Lincoln, and was nominated for There Will Be Blood. He has also done set decoration for Ali and Independence Day...
great instrument job team work
It went fine...we successfully put an instrument on the rock. The team did a great job but we've got more work to do.
eventually everybody knows later sooner tool
Everybody knows that eventually we will die. They are metal. They are machines. So sooner or later the tool will break.
afraid police
He is persisting in his fears. He was afraid of the police.
cause choice choices family problem solve tension thanksgiving
It does cause tension in the family when you have to make choices between having Thanksgiving with your family and going off to solve a problem on the spacecraft.
beginning climb hill
Really, all we need to do is get to get to the beginning of McCool Hill, because we can climb the hill in that position.
activities additional both continue good increasing normal power primarily science solar
The rovers are both in good shape. Normal science activities are increasing as we continue to get additional power out of the solar panels, primarily because the Martian day is getting longer.
heard work
You've heard the who, what, when, where and how; now we will work on the why.
discover exploring jupiter unusual
Then again, that's why we're exploring Jupiter and its moons -- to discover these unusual phenomena.
drive driving good sort test
It's good to be driving again. It was sort of a combination between a test drive and going to an interesting target.
age-and-aging indication parts showing
It is an indication that more parts may be showing their age.
account changes customers developed feedback manager taking trends
Calibration Manager 4.2 was developed with feedback from our customers and taking into account new trends and regulatory changes and extends our best-in-class functionality with significant new productivity enhancements.
analysis arm awhile far further looks poses sure
So far it looks fine, but it will be awhile before we're sure about that arm position. We'll be doing further analysis to see if there are other poses that are better for the arm.
arm developing instrument keeping mode pack putting
We're developing a mode for keeping the arm out in front. We'll essentially stow it now by putting the instrument pack up over the rover's deck.
beyond design distinct either mission original performing plans quite random rover tomorrow vehicles wear
We now have to make long-term plans for the vehicles because they may be around for quite a while. Either mission could end tomorrow with a random part failure. With the rovers already performing well beyond their original design lifetimes, having a part wear out and disable a rover is a distinct possibility at any time.