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pattern on Aug 24, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Watch Out Mars: 1080 HD Video of Curiosity Descent

Additionally, the "violently tumble while marginally protected by airbags" plan isn't a viable method for eventually landing humans on Mars! One more reason to come up with a "gentler" descent :)

zrgiu_ on Aug 24, 2012 [–]

actually, with a human on board you have other, less complicated options. We've been using them for a while: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrier_Jump_Jet

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