NBD. Mars is like west of I-15.

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Feb 22, 2021
1:13:29pm

Ragnar Danneskjold I ❤ USPS

NBD. Mars is like west of I-15.

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Ragnar Danneskjold

Previous username: CougarSkye
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Video of Mars touchdown. There's never been video like this before

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

2/22/21 1:04pm

Man they can fake those videos WAY better than back in the 1960's...

2/22/21 1:07pm

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."

joelvandyne

2/22/21 1:42pm

Incredible

Cougar-Duck

2/22/21 1:10pm

Amazing. It surprises me that the sky crane is the simplest solution they found. So much can go wrong with that.

cheezedawg

2/22/21 1:10pm

I think they were testing the viability of the tech for other things like

2/22/21 1:11pm

How is that possible?

TNT

2/22/21 1:12pm

NBD. Mars is like west of I-15.

Ragnar Danneskjold

2/22/21 1:13pm

Oh.....that's much more reasonable. Carry on

TNT

2/22/21 1:14pm

Section 8.

2/22/21 1:13pm

Curiosity used a very similar sky crane 10 years ago

cheezedawg

2/22/21 1:16pm

Had no idea a drone dropped the robot and flew off. Crazy

bluelands

2/22/21 1:13pm

The computer sim video they had on the NASA site prior to the launch was

Tricky

2/22/21 1:17pm

Here is the simulation

bluelands

2/22/21 1:30pm

how long until the green deal is applied to Mars for all the trash we are

ordinary tri guy

2/22/21 1:39pm

Haha... I also thought of that

bluelands

2/22/21 1:51pm

Looks fake

deja-blu

2/22/21 3:58pm

There are a few advantages to a sky crane. Less ground material gets kicked up

rambo

2/22/21 2:44pm

I understand the reasons for it. I’m not even saying it’s bad or wrong- just that as an engineer it surprises me that

cheezedawg

2/22/21 3:37pm

You'll forgive me, then. As an engineer, I imagine you understand the joy of

rambo

2/22/21 5:15pm

How is this getting a POTD? Talk about mob mentality on CB.

Unibro

2/22/21 1:20pm

How can they get video from Mars and I can't get cell service in Saratoga?

Blueto

2/22/21 2:43pm

Psssh...belters....

2/22/21 3:14pm

Du speak da Lang-Belta, bossman?

Tricky

2/23/21 9:35am

Seriously, still can't even watch half of BYU games. Messed up priorities.

Mitty

2/22/21 5:58pm

RE: Video of Mars touchdown. There's never been video like this before

DeekLyfter

2/23/21 9:48am

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