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To: Vince Ferrer

Seems like an overcomplication to me.

We landed a rover on mars by lowering it from hovering rockets and it was pulled off by onboard computers.

2 posted on 04/15/2015 5:09:11 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")

To: cripplecreek

Dang. That blowed up real good didn’t it?

I watched for this yesterday but didn’t have time to wait.

It is an interesting idea that does not seem to hold much prospect because of vessel motion.

9 posted on 04/15/2015 5:25:35 PM PDT by Sequoyah101

To: cripplecreek

Parachute ‘em into the sea. Auto inflate buoyancy, activate lighting/tracking.

Go get ‘em.

15 posted on 04/15/2015 5:41:51 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)

To: cripplecreek

F=MxA

Your rover has about 3% of the mass of this 1st stage, a cg about 20’ lower, and no side winds.

35 posted on 04/15/2015 7:52:22 PM PDT by G Larry (Hillary Hates America, Israel, Capitalism, Freedom, and Christianity.)

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