Stories tagged “landing”
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Wilson's idea
So the problem is Mars has the wrong amount of atmosphere. We’ve been able to land there before, she replied. Nothing this heavy. We could use thrusters like on the moon. It would take too much fuel, he said. Why not airbags, she inquired. Above a me...
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Wilson's idea
So the problem is Mars has the wrong amount of atmosphere. We’ve been able to land there before, she replied. Nothing this heavy. We could use thrusters like on the moon. It would take too much fuel, he said. Why not airbags, she inquired. Above a me...
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Wilsons String
He held the string. It looked for all the world like a piece of black monofilament fishing line. “This is how you are going to get to mars?” “Prestressed steel strands will break at about 1860 MPascals. For carbon nanotube the theoretical limit i...
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Ficly Lands Under Storm Cover
Captain Jason circled looking for a place to land, being covered by the dark billowing clouds that were The Silent Storm. He’d yet to say anything but he was attempting to help. “Looks like we’re going to have to land in the water....