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The lander size under consideration is about 40x that of the Martian rover, I don’t know that a sky crane would work as well without a parachuting stage and atm
by masklinn 3y ago
The lander size under consideration is about 40x that of the Martian rover, I don’t know that a sky crane would work as well without a parachuting stage and atmosphere, and finally it seems rather unhelpful for taking off.
- inamberclad 3y agoI presume this is part of why SpaceX is planning to use landing thrusters that are higher up the rocket.
- moffkalast 3y agoAfaik that's mainly so the plume of razor sharp dust doesn't tear their engines to billion tiny pieces. Unlike the LEM, they won't be bringing a spare for liftoff.
- rini17 3y agoDoubt 100meters will be enough.They need to be much higher not to kick regolith toward the rocket and beyond.