Re:NASA aims for first manned SpaceX mission in first-quarte...
by rtkwe on Friday October 11, 2019 @11:59AM
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> It's not incorrect, but the Apollo astronauts would have covered the entire curiosity rover distance in 7 years in about an hour.
Of course they could move faster but Curiosity isn't just travelling it's also taking a lot of measurements and doing experiments while it's moving. Additionally they're very careful with it because one the the main limiting factors for Curiosity is the lifetime of its wheels. It could move faster but there's no need and maintaining resources like wheels is more important than moving quickly.
Of course they could move faster but Curiosity isn't just travelling it's also taking a lot of measurements and doing experiments while it's moving. Additionally they're very careful with it because one the the main limiting factors for Curiosity is the lifetime of its wheels. It could move faster but there's no need and maintaining resources like wheels is more important than moving quickly.