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> Part of the reason why these robots are not very capable are very small mass budget "The InSight lander weighs 794 pounds (360 kilograms)" https://mars.nasa
by logicallee 7y ago
> Part of the reason why these robots are not very capable are very small mass budget
"The InSight lander weighs 794 pounds (360 kilograms)"
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/faq/ https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/faq/
- balfirevic 7y agoExactly?
- khafra 7y agoAre you implying that 794lbs is substantially heavier than a human, plus supplies for over a year, plus the extra delta-v to lift the human and half those supplies back up off Mars?
- DerekL 7y agoFor comparison, the Apollo Lunar Module had a launch mass of 15,200 kg.