We're getting a lot better at faking extraplanetary landings than we
were in the 60s. :-)
On 2/25/21 12:22 PM, Ian M. Garcia wrote:
Since the list have been quiet, I’m sharing Perseverance Mars Landing video. I hope it’s of interest to people here. It’s one of the coolest space videos I have seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h4Fpg <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h4Fpg>
I mean, this video is from friggin’ Mars EDL! (or a maybe “a soundstage on Mars”, as XKCD would say)
I’d had to get familiar with JPL’s LVS terrain relative navigation system and the final diversion maneuver and it was great to see it work. Although how _/well/_ it worked it’s still not public, though I’m sure there’ll be plenty of papers on it the next couple of years.
ian