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FWIW, ISAS Director General(the "faculty" president, also a PM in another probe in the past) Hitoshi Kuninaka scored it at 63 points, with 60 for the landing an
by numpad0 3y ago
FWIW, ISAS Director General(the "faculty" president, also a PM in another probe in the past) Hitoshi Kuninaka scored it at 63 points, with 60 for the landing and bonus 1 point each for scientific camera and two payload probes, you could say he's more based or whatever.
OTOH, in defense of the PM, the lander showed exceptional robustness against loss of an engine, so he'd have a reason to be proud of an explosionless landing.
- smeej 3y agoOh definitely not saying they shouldn't be proud. I'm intensely impressed, and they should be extremely proud. It was just the juxtaposition of "perfect" with the picture of the thing upsidedown that made me laugh. "Near-perfect" I'll happily grant. Same with "impressive as all get-out." But "perfect" made me chuckle.
- numpad0 3y agoYes, it dooooes feel a bit of stretch to call it a perfect or successful landing with the head stuck in sand, undoubtedly...
- coldpie 3y ago> 63 points, with 60 for the landing and bonus 1 point each for scientific camera and two payload probes S rank! Play next time for SSS!