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mk  ·  4296 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Most ridiculous Mars landing ever
I am going to be very angry if this doesn't work. We have two rovers there that have proven an alternate landing strategy. Of course, they are smaller, but why don't we send four more Opportunities with different instruments on each, instead of one big Curiosity with such a intricate landing sequence?

Mars is littered with failed spacecraft.





mike  ·  4296 days ago  ·  link  ·  
The score is 24-16, failures vs. successes. Another failure would make it all square numbers. That would be kinda cool.
steve  ·  4294 days ago  ·  link  ·  
this is why I love you mike.