niftichon Hacker News • Recommends
On “Water Found Deep Inside the Moon”
For a dramatic coverage of this exact subject, I highly recommend 'Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror' 1 from NASA JPL. 1 link or on Youtube: link to this video
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NASA engineers explain the complex, fully autonomous sequence required to safely land the Curiosity rover on Mars.
NASA's Curiosity rover is a 1-ton robot that will make an unprecedented Mars landing on Aug. 5, 2012. See how the risky maneuver will keep rover team members in suspense for 7 fateful minutes. VIDEO SHOW: Curiosity - The SUV of Mars Rovers: goo.gl/LB5YzQWhy it's here
3 people recommend thisWhat people say. Highly recommended as a dramatic and clear explanation of the extreme engineering and autonomous systems required for Mars landings.
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On “NASA rushing to complete Mars launch before planet moves out of range”
> Oh, it has to land like the Falcon 9 as well, except hovering and lowering itself on a tether, like the Air Cav for Mars. Here's a video that blows my mind every time I watch it. link to this video Such a complicated landing sequence, and needs to work correctly the first time, all autonomously. And it worked!
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On “NASA's Curiosity rover: 3k days on Mars”
Somewhat over-the-top but still cool discussion of this by actual NASA tech folks, made before the landing actually happened: link to this video
sathackron Hacker News • Mentions
On “How to Land on Mars”
1. About 6 months link 2. Out of ~50 missions, about 20 have failed. link 3. About 8 successful landings link Curiousity was by far the 'coolest' and still astonishes me that we pulled it off. link to this video 4. No.