To: jjsheridan5
From what I’ve heard about that craft, it has no thrusters. No way of steering. It gets moved into position by its “mother ship” then dropped onto the surface. Nothing holding it on right now except for sheer luck.
7 posted on
11/12/2014 2:45:43 PM PST by
christx30
(Freedom above all.)
To: christx30
From the article:
This "bounce" was always a possibility, but had been made more likely by the failure of the harpoons to deploy, and the failure of a thruster intended to push the robot into the surface.
9 posted on
11/12/2014 2:49:35 PM PST by
jjsheridan5
(Remember Mississippi -- leave the GOP plantation)
To: christx30
From what I’ve heard about that craft, it has no thrusters. No way of steering.
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I read it had a thruster to help with the landing, but it failed. The harpoons failed, too.
10 posted on
11/12/2014 2:50:19 PM PST by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: christx30
Not directional thrusters, but one to hold it down while the ice screws establish a firm grip.
14 posted on
11/12/2014 2:55:48 PM PST by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: christx30
From what I’ve heard about that craft, it has no thrusters. No way of steering. It gets moved into position by its “mother ship” then dropped onto the surface. Nothing holding it on right now except for sheer luck. It has "cold" thrusters, nitrogen gas jets, to keep it on the surface while it attempts to drill into the surface to anchor it through the landing pads.
24 posted on
11/12/2014 3:23:30 PM PST by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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