MSL FAQ - The pool of questions |
MSL FAQ - The pool of questions |
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Rob Manning and I swopped emails last night - and we think it might make sense to pool all the questions people have about MSL (and specifically MSL's EDL ) into one thread - and then answer as many as make sense either via a Q'n'A in the style of the previous ones I've done with Steve and Jim - or via Rob's typing fingers.
It'll be a few weeks till we sort this out - but submit-away until then ![]() Doug |
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I know MER wasn't designed for that; the assumption was that the spacecraft would be modified for inner solar system cruise. My understanding is that there was trajectory analysis done that identified an Earth and/or Venus gravity assist for either the '03 or '05 launch opportunities.
Whether it was feasible is another issue, but assuming it was, then Delta II could have handled it. |
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