Mars Sample Return |
Mars Sample Return |
Apr 7 2006, 07:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495 |
Next phase reached in definition of Mars Sample Return mission
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMJAGNFGLE_index_0.html |
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Nov 6 2007, 02:08 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Might be worth considering & contrasting US & old Soviet-era (SE) design approaches when thinking about MSR. From what I gather, most SE flight hardware was very rugged, implying that functional modules were optimized for their specific performance, and holistic system interfaces/dependencies were minimized in order to reduce risks. The US approach was almost diametrically opposite, relying instead on a robust C&DH capability to adaptively sequence critical events, which in turn allowed more trade space with respect to subsystem performance margins.
Wonder if there just might be a truly optimal middle ground, here... -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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