Preview of Dave's "Monster Truck on Mars"

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Preview of Dave's "Monster Truck on Mars"

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Re: Preview of Dave's "Monster Truck on Mars"

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Originally Posted by seanwitte

I remember seeing a preview of the Sky Crane, but the video is incredible. Now you just have to convince the science people to let you land close enough to one of the MER fellas that they can get a picture of the landing. Will it be drop tested before the big trip?

There will be lots of modeling, simulation, and bench testing of the various components, but I'm not sure if there will be a full-up drop test of the sky crane itself. I suspect Dave attended that portion of the Critical Design Review, so you might ask him for a more definitive answer.

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