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And it would have been designed to achieve all those objectives in the 14-day lunar sunshine period. You could design a car that runs for a billion miles, but
by NortySpock 3y ago
And it would have been designed to achieve all those objectives in the 14-day lunar sunshine period.
You could design a car that runs for a billion miles, but no-one could afford it. You pick a reasonable lifespan for a project and target your specifications around that.
- pixl97 3y agoYa, and the Indian mission was already one of the lowest budget successful missions there has been. The US is one of the few countries that can spend billions on missions where the lander may last months/years longer than expected.