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Simulation of the Mars Science Laboratory Sky Crane

Posted by kdawson on from the rocket-science dept.

An anonymous reader points us to Gizmodo for a fascinating video of NASA's Sky Crane. "When I read that the UFO-looking Mars Science Laboratory's aeroshell would use a floating crane — called Sky Crane by NASA — to softly land the rover on Mars, I couldn't believe it. Now, watching this hyper-realistic NASA simulation, I still can't believe how the whole thing works. I don't know about you, but the whole operation mesmerizes me to no end."

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  1. Hahahaha by Jane+Q.+Public · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The article to which you linked is totally irrelevant. The article itself states that the issue it covers is landing PEOPLE on mars, which entails about 6 TIMES the mass of the lander planned here.

    Maybe I am not the one here who hasn't a clue? I do at least find out what an article is supposed to be ABOUT before I cite it to support my claims.