It appears to be one of those organizational senility things, just another indication that despite Challenger+Columbia, the personality of the organization re-asserts itself on its suicidal path of oblivious disregard for tell-tale signs of impending disaster.
The 'crab-claw' was probably a piece of airbag that is now imbedded in the undercarriage, awaiting a crucial moment to bring the rover to a halt.
Notice the latest disregard for the slippage while going up slopes?
The official proclamation is that all is well now that they have decided to 'overdrive',
but just wait a few days until they 'overdrive' something the wrong way.
NASA needs to be shut down and re-invented,
but such a sad state of affairs.
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It appears to be one of those organizational senility things, just another indication that despite Challenger+Columbia, the personality of the organization re-asserts itself on its suicidal path of oblivious disregard for tell-tale signs of impending disaster. The 'crab-claw' was probably a piece of airbag that is now imbedded in the undercarriage, awaiting a crucial moment to bring the rover to a halt. Notice the latest disregard for the slippage while going up slopes? The official proclamation is that all is well now that they have decided to 'overdrive', but just wait a few days until they 'overdrive' something the wrong way. NASA needs to be shut down and re-invented, but such a sad state of affairs.