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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by emilecantin on Thursday February 18, 2021 @04:24PM (#26185799)
Perseverance is one of the largest objects that NASA landed (along with the Apollo lander), and it's about the size of an SUV.

SpaceX is trying to land things the size of buildings.

Let's just say it's a very different problem.

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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by Daho0n on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:05PM (#26186325)
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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by m4rtink on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:23PM (#26186584)
Actually, all the Starship flights are fully automated, possibly except a very nervous person somewhere with the self-destruct button and binoculars.

If you though there is someone in Boca Chica flying Starship remotely with joystick and steady hand, I'm afraid I need to disappoint you.

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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by Daho0n on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:53PM (#26186957)
That wasn't the point but this is Reddit level snarky commenting so I'll be on my way.
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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by PeterisP on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:33PM (#26186717)
Neither Perseverence or SpaceX landings involve latency for control commands, they are automated/preprogrammed in the vehicle and do not rely on real-time commands from the ground.
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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video] by Daho0n on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:55PM (#26186994)
No one have said otherwise. The point still stands that landing on earth is not in the same universe as landing on Mars. Comparing is stupid.
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