Subj : Landing on Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror
To   : Alan Ianson
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Feb 16 2021 08:28:12

 AI>   Re: Landing on Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror
 AI>  By: August Abolins to Alan Ianson on Tue Feb 16 2021 06:49 am
 AI> 
 AI> AA> This event on FEB 18 ought to be interesting.
 AI> 
 AI> AA> I would bet that something will go wrong.
 AI> 
 AI> Yes, there are so many things that have to work just right.
 AI> 
 AI> AA> But if the landing succeeds.. looking at the robotic machine, I would bet
 AI> AA> that its myriad of gears and moving parts would quickly disintegrate due
 AI> AA> to the fine Martian soil flying around.
 AI> 
 AI> Yep, there is no garage en route or at the destination.. so..
 AI> 
 AI> Ttyl :-),
 AI>         Al
 AI> 
 AI> ... Dew knot trussed yore spell chequer two fined awl mistakes!

I find it a bit ironic that the YT video for the simulated entry and  landing runs 5 minutes, but the actual event is "7 minutes" of terror.  <g>

I haven't read much of the other material about the mission, but do they announce just how long they expect the robot to function on the planet?


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