Re: Landing on Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror
By: August Abolins to Alan Ianson on Tue Feb 16 2021 08:28 am
I find it a bit ironic that the YT video for the simulated entry and landing runs 5 minutes, but the actual event is "7 minutes" of terror. <g>
Yes, I guess they were just trying to give us a taste of what's happening.. :)
I haven't read much of the other material about the mission, but do they announce just how long they expect the robot to function on the planet?
It must have cost a fortune to put that all together so I think they are hoping
it will last as long as possible. I hope all that dust doesn't gum up the works
to quickly.
Ttyl :-),
Al
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