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post Mar 11 2005, 08:51 AM
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In his recent long piece on spacedaily.com Bruce Moomaw reports:

... JPL's Pete Theisinger and Mike Meyer (chief engineer and scientist of the 2009 Mars Surface Lab) confirmed that the current plan is to have MSL land using a strange, Rube Goldbergian system called "Skycrane".

Skycrane is a very innovative landing system and now that MSL appears to be planning to use this approach there are lots of open questions, such as: How exactly does it work? What advantages does it have over legs, airbags or pallets? What the heck is it anyway?

Some background info:

JPL note

Space.com article


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- cIclops   Skycrane   Mar 11 2005, 08:51 AM
- - MarsEngineer   Soooo Mike C., it was all YOU? Actually both Wayn...   May 30 2007, 04:16 AM
- - akuo   Mike and Rob, It's amazing to see our space h...   May 30 2007, 12:21 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (akuo @ May 30 2007, 02:21 PM) Mike...   May 30 2007, 03:14 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (akuo @ May 30 2007, 02:21 AM) It...   May 30 2007, 04:21 PM
- - djellison   I think the plan is the same for both Phoenix and ...   May 30 2007, 03:18 PM
- - MarsEngineer   Somehow I doubt engineer action figures would sell...   May 30 2007, 05:53 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ May 30 2007, 07:53 ...   May 30 2007, 05:58 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ May 30 2007, 07:53 ...   May 30 2007, 07:56 PM
|- - hendric   QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ May 30 2007, 12:53 ...   May 30 2007, 09:35 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (hendric @ May 30 2007, 02:35 PM) I...   May 30 2007, 10:47 PM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (nprev @ May 30 2007, 06:47 PM) The...   May 30 2007, 10:58 PM
- - djellison   I actually have "RAD has fired..." from ...   May 30 2007, 07:18 PM
- - dvandorn   And don't forget a flannel shirt, Alex. For s...   May 30 2007, 07:20 PM
- - elakdawalla   Actually, he's usually better dressed than tha...   May 30 2007, 07:39 PM
- - djellison   To print MOC images like this we have a print that...   May 30 2007, 07:40 PM
- - dvandorn   Oh, I'm positive he is, Emily, and I mean no d...   May 30 2007, 07:51 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (dvandorn @ May 30 2007, 09:51 AM) ...   May 30 2007, 08:48 PM
|- - lyford   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ May 30 2007, 01:48...   May 30 2007, 11:33 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (lyford @ May 30 2007, 06:33 PM) In...   May 30 2007, 11:51 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (lyford @ May 30 2007, 07:33 PM) I ...   May 31 2007, 01:47 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Doug: "I actually have "RAD has fired.....   May 30 2007, 07:54 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ May 30 2007, 08:54 P...   May 31 2007, 02:17 PM
- - lyford   Well, MSL does utilize an ARRRRRRRGH-T-G.   May 31 2007, 12:03 AM
- - Analyst   Will there be an attempt to soft land the descent ...   May 31 2007, 06:32 AM
|- - climber   QUOTE (Analyst @ May 31 2007, 08:32 AM) W...   May 31 2007, 07:15 AM
- - djellison   The plan as I understand it (and Rob confirmed thi...   May 31 2007, 07:06 AM
- - Analyst   So the last signal from the rover computers a spli...   May 31 2007, 08:03 AM
- - Jim from NSF.com   1. The descent stage does have batteries to handl...   May 31 2007, 11:57 AM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ May 31 2007, 12...   May 31 2007, 12:32 PM
- - Juramike   I gotta admit, when I first heard the concept of t...   May 31 2007, 03:33 PM
- - hendric   Here's another name to add to the Skycrane/Mar...   May 31 2007, 04:32 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (hendric @ May 31 2007, 12:32 PM) C...   May 31 2007, 05:14 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (hendric @ May 31 2007, 06:32 AM) H...   May 31 2007, 06:28 PM
- - dvandorn   You're probably right -- heck, I would have be...   May 31 2007, 06:53 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (dvandorn @ May 31 2007, 08:53 AM) ...   May 31 2007, 07:03 PM
- - MarsEngineer   You guys crack me up! As for my clothes, ...   May 31 2007, 09:55 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ May 31 2007, 11:55 ...   Jun 1 2007, 12:00 PM
|- - MarsEngineer   QUOTE (climber @ Jun 1 2007, 05:00 AM) Ro...   Jul 7 2007, 09:33 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (MarsEngineer @ Jul 7 2007, 10:33 P...   Jul 7 2007, 10:34 PM
- - djellison   The two threads have contracted chronic topic over...   May 31 2007, 10:17 PM
- - Matt Francis   Odds are that NASA will run another one of its fam...   Jun 1 2007, 04:17 AM
|- - PhilHorzempa   QUOTE (Matt Francis @ Jun 1 2007, 12:17 A...   Jun 1 2007, 03:03 PM
- - stevo   I’m not sure where to put this. I heard a talk fr...   Jun 22 2007, 07:11 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (stevo @ Jun 22 2007, 03:11 PM) 1. ...   Jun 22 2007, 07:28 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (stevo @ Jun 22 2007, 09:11 AM) I h...   Jun 22 2007, 07:59 PM
|- - stevo   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Jun 22 2007, 01:59...   Jun 22 2007, 08:28 PM
- - nprev   Aha! Good news, Rob, and a wise move in my opi...   Jul 7 2007, 10:46 PM
- - climber   You won't say Skycrane's crazy after this ...   Jul 13 2007, 06:03 PM
- - dvandorn   Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but at the begin...   Nov 13 2008, 06:15 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Nov 13 2008, 01:15 PM) ...   Nov 13 2008, 07:22 PM
- - SpaceListener   Recent news about the progress of MSL Building Sky...   Nov 13 2008, 08:12 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Nov 13 2008, 03:12...   Nov 13 2008, 08:59 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Nov 13 2008, 12:59...   Nov 13 2008, 10:13 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Nov 13 2008, 06:13 PM...   Nov 13 2008, 11:19 PM
- - antipode   What's a good, resilient, desert top predator ...   Nov 13 2008, 10:21 PM
- - SpaceListener   The only thing that bothers me is that after Skycr...   Nov 14 2008, 12:01 AM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Nov 13 2008, 07:01...   Nov 14 2008, 03:41 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Nov 13 2008, 07:41...   Nov 14 2008, 04:18 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Nov 14 2008, 03:41...   Nov 14 2008, 08:54 AM
- - nprev   Re the whole "Skycrane" issue: Has anybo...   Nov 14 2008, 03:41 AM
- - bgarlick   Sorry if this has been addressed [often] before, b...   Nov 14 2008, 09:02 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (bgarlick @ Nov 14 2008, 09:02 PM) ...   Nov 14 2008, 09:43 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (bgarlick @ Nov 14 2008, 04:02 PM) ...   Nov 14 2008, 09:53 PM
- - remcook   I can imagine a rover being in front of a rocket e...   Nov 14 2008, 09:44 PM
- - Tom Tamlyn   >[W]hy have the decent stage hover while the ro...   Nov 14 2008, 10:16 PM
|- - MahFL   Hopefully MSL will experience at least 6 seasons o...   Nov 15 2008, 01:22 AM
|- - Oersted   Well, the MSL will have all its optics and instrum...   Dec 14 2008, 05:56 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Oersted @ Dec 14 2008, 09:56 AM) 2...   Dec 14 2008, 06:25 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Oersted @ Dec 14 2008, 09:56 AM) D...   Dec 14 2008, 07:40 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Oersted @ Dec 14 2008, 12:56 PM) D...   Dec 14 2008, 07:47 PM
|- - MarsEngineer   Hi everybody. It has been a long time since I po...   Dec 15 2008, 08:03 AM
|- - Oersted   Thanks for your replies everybody, with a special ...   Dec 18 2008, 11:14 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Oersted @ Dec 18 2008, 06:14 PM) J...   Dec 19 2008, 06:15 AM
|- - imipak   The video of the tether / bridle / rappel tests th...   Dec 19 2008, 08:23 PM
- - monitorlizard   If you look at images and CG of Skycrane, you can ...   Nov 14 2008, 11:44 PM
- - dvandorn   A landing platform for MSL would mass roughly the ...   Dec 14 2008, 08:12 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 14 2008, 08:12 PM) ...   Dec 14 2008, 08:44 PM
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|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 14 2008, 12:12 PM) ...   Dec 14 2008, 10:23 PM
- - Doc   Silly question time. Every time I look at the EDL ...   Dec 14 2008, 08:38 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Doc @ Dec 14 2008, 08:38 PM) how w...   Dec 14 2008, 08:46 PM
- - nprev   I keep thinking that it doesn't have to be a p...   Dec 14 2008, 09:31 PM
- - Enceladus75   I think the skycrane element of the MSL is very im...   Dec 15 2008, 12:35 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Enceladus75 @ Dec 14 2008, 04:35 P...   Dec 15 2008, 01:53 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Wouldn't it be nice if this great new EDL syst...   Dec 15 2008, 02:54 PM
|- - mcaplinger   It's clearly intended for that, but obviously ...   Dec 15 2008, 03:55 PM
|- - MarsEngineer   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Dec 15 2008, 06:54 A...   Dec 15 2008, 06:26 PM
- - hendric   If you are landing on a smooth surface, all three ...   Dec 30 2008, 05:47 PM
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