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A comment on NASA Mars Mission Faces Setback After Heat Shield Cracks Under Pressure.

Re:NASA Mars Mission Faces Setback After Heat Shield Cracks ... by smaili on Friday April 27, 2018 @07:36PM (#16945259)
> The Mars 2020 mission's heat shield was undergoing stress-testing when it developed a crack that appeared around its entire circumference. The shield is designed to protect the rover as it enters the Martian atmosphere. "The test was designed to subject the heat shield to forces up to 20 percent greater than those expected during entry into the Martian atmosphere," NASA said in a statement.

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "stress testing" :)

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Re:NASA Mars Mission Faces Setback After Heat Shield Cracks ... by maxander on Friday April 27, 2018 @11:17PM (#16945898)
Hate to be that guy, but I’d imagine this is closer to the original meaning if the term. Mechanical parts required to perform under pressure are much older than servers. :)
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