Comments on: NASA picks Mars 2020 landing site: Jezero Crater https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-picks-mars-2020-landing-site-jezero-crater/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-picks-mars-2020-landing-site-jezero-crater/#comment-1061571 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:48:55 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=54877#comment-1061571 wayne,

I saw that video back before Curiosity landed, and my first thought was “you have got to be kidding.” And yet final touchdown worked as planned. NASA’s JPL does not lack for imagination and innovation. It is still NASA at its best.

Back in the 1960s, NASA’s films looked like they were made by government amateur filmmakers. These days, JPL and Goddard are putting out some very nice videos that look like they’re made by professionals.

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-picks-mars-2020-landing-site-jezero-crater/#comment-1061543 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 01:36:45 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=54877#comment-1061543 Edward–
That’s one of the best animation shorts I’ve ever seen from NASA. It’s a perfect example of “breathtaking PR.” The Story is so inherently Fantastic, they don’t even have to lie about it!
I can’t believe it worked as well as it did!

]]> By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-picks-mars-2020-landing-site-jezero-crater/#comment-1061542 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 01:22:48 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=54877#comment-1061542 Lee S asked: “But color me sceptical, who here was confident of Curiositys landing?”

As wayne nearly stated, even JPL was more terrified of than confident in their chosen method for landing Curiosity.

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-picks-mars-2020-landing-site-jezero-crater/#comment-1061539 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:11:51 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=54877#comment-1061539 Lee–
..that’s worth a repeat:

7 Minutes of Terror: Curiosity Rover’s Landing
https://youtu.be/h2I8AoB1xgU
5:06

]]> By: Lee S https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-picks-mars-2020-landing-site-jezero-crater/#comment-1061538 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:07:05 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=54877#comment-1061538 I do hope everything goes well with this missions landing…. But color me sceptical, who here was confident of Curiositys landing? With the rocket powered landing platform and sky crane lowering the rover into place….

I was awake at 4am ( ISH… It was middle of the night here in Sweden when it touched down… And shared a glass of bubbly with my mother , another space nut, early morning on a work day…

I doubted the capability then, NASA proved me wrong… The tech worked flawlessly…

But adding a whole new level of automity into the mix with this hazard avoidence system… It leaves me scratching my chin….

I love the drone fitted aboard ( no mention on in months… I hope it’s still included..), but messing with a “flight proven” landing system on a mission to one of the hardest bodies in the solar system to soft land upon… I just hope they have covered all bases….

Good luck NASA! ( And great choice of landing site!)

Lee S.

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