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Phoenix was also 7 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ucH1PT4LQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ucH1PT4LQ Maybe the retrorockets/sky crane in Phoenix/C
by rory096 14y ago
Phoenix was also 7 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ucH1PT4LQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ucH1PT4LQ
Maybe the retrorockets/sky crane in Phoenix/Curiosity (respectively) add a few seconds.
- jasonwatkinspdx 14y agoThanks guys. It was neat to see what parts of the design (and the video) were reused from prior projects.
- pohl 14y agoHere's a pretty good presentation on the design constraints of Curiosity. He answers the 6 vs 7 question about 27 minutes in: it's the guided-descent phase that gives the extra minute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q38AncYm2U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q38AncYm2U