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Feb 22, 2021
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bluelands
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Haha... I also thought of that
Not to mention the corrosive gases spewed into the pristine Martian atmosphere
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Video of Mars touchdown. There's never been video like this before
Indy Coug
Loquacious Lummox
2/22/21 1:04pm
Man they can fake those videos WAY better than back in the 1960's...
Troy McClure
2/22/21 1:07pm
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
joelvandyne
2/22/21 1:42pm
Incredible
Cougar-Duck
2/22/21 1:10pm
Amazing. It surprises me that the sky crane is the simplest solution they found. So much can go wrong with that.
cheezedawg
2/22/21 1:10pm
I think they were testing the viability of the tech for other things like
Troy McClure
2/22/21 1:11pm
How is that possible?
TNT
2/22/21 1:12pm
NBD. Mars is like west of I-15.
Ragnar Danneskjold
2/22/21 1:13pm
Oh.....that's much more reasonable. Carry on
TNT
2/22/21 1:14pm
Section 8.
Troy McClure
2/22/21 1:13pm
Curiosity used a very similar sky crane 10 years ago
cheezedawg
2/22/21 1:16pm
Had no idea a drone dropped the robot and flew off. Crazy
bluelands
2/22/21 1:13pm
The computer sim video they had on the NASA site prior to the launch was
Tricky
2/22/21 1:17pm
Here is the simulation
bluelands
2/22/21 1:30pm
how long until the green deal is applied to Mars for all the trash we are
ordinary tri guy
2/22/21 1:39pm
Haha... I also thought of that
bluelands
2/22/21 1:51pm
Looks fake
deja-blu
2/22/21 3:58pm
There are a few advantages to a sky crane. Less ground material gets kicked up
rambo
2/22/21 2:44pm
I understand the reasons for it. I’m not even saying it’s bad or wrong- just that as an engineer it surprises me that
cheezedawg
2/22/21 3:37pm
You'll forgive me, then. As an engineer, I imagine you understand the joy of
rambo
2/22/21 5:15pm
How is this getting a POTD? Talk about mob mentality on CB.
Unibro
2/22/21 1:20pm
How can they get video from Mars and I can't get cell service in Saratoga?
Blueto
2/22/21 2:43pm
Psssh...belters....
Troy McClure
2/22/21 3:14pm
Du speak da Lang-Belta, bossman?
Tricky
2/23/21 9:35am
Seriously, still can't even watch half of BYU games. Messed up priorities.
Mitty
2/22/21 5:58pm
RE: Video of Mars touchdown. There's never been video like this before
DeekLyfter
2/23/21 9:48am
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