Re:China on Mars: Zhurong rover returns first pictures
by mytailorisrich on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @11:50AM
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> It's an interesting design, in som eways the ramp is a deceptively simple concept but I'm not sure if it's safer than the US approach.
It's the 'standard' way as far as I know (see Path Finder/Sojourner for instance).
The 'sky crane' system used by the US is fairly new and, I guess, much more complex to pull off and more expensive. I think it was developed partly because the payload had become too big/heavy for the previous airbag system.
It's the 'standard' way as far as I know (see Path Finder/Sojourner for instance).
The 'sky crane' system used by the US is fairly new and, I guess, much more complex to pull off and more expensive. I think it was developed partly because the payload had become too big/heavy for the previous airbag system.