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Old 09-19-2007   #15 (permalink)
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So on the multiple rover idea, do we want to land a single lander and then have them all head out, or do we pop open our entry vehicle ala MERV and scatter them over a wider area?

The air-bag landing is a proven technology; shall we use it?

Just talk. That's a wrap.

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How well COTS hardware tolerates vacuum and low temperature, and how to warm and harden it as necessary, seems one of the major, critical challenges of such an approach. A good vacuum chamber for testing will be essential.
I chewed on this a bit. Not only do we need to be able to warm things, we neeble to cool things as well. What about instead of vacuum proofing, we put everything in a sealed low pressure air environment? Harden against radiation as required.


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