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Guys, we have people that figured out, mathematically, exactly what it would take to send this rocket careening through space on its way to Mars. America, Fuck Yeah! ...and in other parts of the world, they are still wiping their asses with sticks, but we are told that "American exceptionalism" is a thing of the past. |
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How to get to Mars.
Declare The War on Poverty a disaster and withdraw immediately. Declare The War on Drugs a disaster and turn over to the states immediately. Divert said funding for those two wars to NASA and we'll be to Alpha Centauri and back by 2040. To satisfy everyone, ship the poor and druggies to the first semi-inhabitable planet found there. The poor will not be able to say that they have 'the man' holding them down and druggies won't have 'the man' hassling them. 
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Actually, one of the two landers came to rest on its side, and one of the "petals" had to be strong enough to flip the whole thing over onto its base as it opened so the rover could drive out. I was wondering about this. When I saw it bouncing and rolling in the airbags, and then it opened up perfectly upright, I was curious what would happen if it came to rest upside down or on its side. |
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Actually, one of the two landers came to rest on its side, and one of the "petals" had to be strong enough to flip the whole thing over onto its base as it opened so the rover could drive out. I was wondering about this. When I saw it bouncing and rolling in the airbags, and then it opened up perfectly upright, I was curious what would happen if it came to rest upside down or on its side. One was fine. One had to be flipped. |