Mars lander...

[TheMentat]

Talk about doing things the hard way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_Af_o9Q9s&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[kach22i]

Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror - YouTube


What ever happened to the inflatable bouncing ball method of landing?

[TheMentat]

Apparently, at five times the size, this new rover is too big!

[red-beard]

I was at NASA yesterday. We were down on the floor in the mock up/Training area and were able to see first hand examples of both Orion and the surface rovers. Wow, are those things small. Imagine being cooped up with 3 other guys in something the size of a pickup truck camper, for several months!

[slakjaw]

Cool.

[red-beard]

They had 3 versions of this on the floor.

It was "roomy" compared to Orion.



It is 50% larger diameter than the Apollo command module, 5m in vs. 3.4m for Apollo. Inside is small, at least looking through the side port.



Yes, there are 5 people in there. There is a spot for #6. The new idea is only 4!

[Steve Carlton]

Check out this animation...

How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD - YouTube

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by red-beard

I was at NASA yesterday. We were down on the floor in the mock up/Training area and were able to see first hand examples of both Orion and the surface rovers. Wow, are those things small. Imagine being cooped up with 3 other guys in something the size of a pickup truck camper, for several months!

and what of someone farts???

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Cool stuff. I hope we make it some day.