News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on ‘My power’s low’: NASA’s Insight Mars lander prepares to sign off. Parent comment

Re:‘My power’s low’: NASA’s Insight Mars lander prepares to ... by MobileVet on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @09:40AM (#34081266)
If only there was a simple mechanism, maybe a four bar linkage, with trillions of cycles of testing... it would have to be light weight and include some form of brush or wiper and function with significant forces applied, similar to wind from a moving vehicle...

I guess the downside of having JPL in SoCal is that none of the engineers are familiar with windshield wipers. <jk>

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:‘My power’s low’: NASA’s Insight Mars lander prepares to ... by adamsmith143 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @09:55AM (#34081457)
"A system like that would have added cost, mass, and complexity. The simplest, most cost-effective way to meet my goals was to bring solar panels big enough to power my whole mission – which they did (and then some!)."
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:‘My power’s low’: NASA’s Insight Mars lander prepares to ... by MobileVet on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:38PM (#34086085)
It was a joke... simplicity is always best.
[ Parent | on HN ]