7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 5 HN recommendations
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NASA JPL engineers explain the final minutes of the Curiosity rover's entry, descent and landing on Mars, which combined aerobraking, a parachute and a skycrane. It lays out the tight sequence of events that all had to work automatically.
Why HN recommends it: HN repeatedly recommends it as an awe-inspiring example of engineering problem solving and the go-to explainer on how Mars landings work.
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