The size of MSL, Yep, it really IS that big! |
The size of MSL, Yep, it really IS that big! |
Apr 5 2009, 12:44 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Aug 5 2012, 11:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Florida & Texas, USA Member No.: 482 |
Just watching all the "pre-game" shows and learned that the backshell has 75kg of tungsten ballast embedded on the forward edge to help control its attitude in atmosphere entry. I wonder if large follow-up missions of landers could be designed so that the robot stowage configuration achieves this purpose. Seems a shame to deliver an extra 75kg to mars that is dumb ballast.
5.7 hours and counting! |
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Aug 5 2012, 11:40 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Seems a shame to deliver an extra 75kg to mars that is dumb ballast. 5.7 hours and counting! The problem then is you'd have to safely land all the embedded rover/landers, have comms setup for them, and teams to run the submissions, all costing many many $$$. The throw away mass is what it is, it's a needed design feature. |
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