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> Maybe a Knex-style mesh ball design would be a good way to construct landers where it could land, roll to a somewhat upright position, flatten out or eliminat
by tivert 3y ago
> Maybe a Knex-style mesh ball design would be a good way to construct landers where it could land, roll to a somewhat upright position, flatten out or eliminate the ball mesh, and then deploy upright with solar ready to go.
Kind of like the Mars Pathfinder-style landing system? They were tetrahedrons that could land on any face, then right themselves while unfolding.