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Originally Posted by MikeD930 View Post
I may get flamed here...flame suit on. I don't see what's the big deal about this? Didn't we do the same thing landing on a moon and taking from the moon over 50 years ago with almost non-existence computer power? I know that gravity is 1/6th on the moon as on earth but still they traveled a 'long' way there then back whereas in this test it was a really short trip and it did not end well except for correct orientation of its explosive landing!
Consider how much hardware was just tossed aside during our Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.
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