To: SunkenCiv
Next time they’ll have a lander that has a reaction control system and guidance system that can guide it down exactly where they want it to go.
3 posted on
11/13/2014 2:45:01 PM PST by
Jack Hydrazine
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To: Jack Hydrazine
It already has the autonomy it needs — there’s a long radio lag to the rendezvous point — and it’s remarkable how well the craft recovered from the first harpoon failure.
5 posted on
11/13/2014 2:53:59 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
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To: Jack Hydrazine
All they need to do on these landers is add a helium balloon to deploy to lift the craft upright when necessary ......
16 posted on
11/13/2014 4:37:13 PM PST by
mikrofon
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