InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
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Congratulations to the InSight team on a successful landing! We'll discuss the remainder of the mission here.
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Moving the probe site was something that nobody seemed willing to consider. If this is actually going to be tried, it may come at the cost of some damage to the apparatus and other unanticipated complications, so it likely means that the team believes the probability of success in the present location is very low. Trying something innovative and risky is infinitely preferable to letting the present stalemate continue on to the end of the mission.
The lesson of Hayabusa I is that human ingenuity and persistence can make a crucial difference even in unmanned missions. In a nail-biting way it will be fun to see if they can pull it off. Space is difficult. |
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