UM-Bot Posted July 21, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Plans to land a modified version of the company's reusable Dragon capsule on Mars have been scrapped. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/309798/spacex-ditches-plans-for-2018-mars-landing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBE Hybrid Posted July 21, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 21, 2017 The Martian atmosphere is so thin that the parachutes required for the replacement vehicle will have to be massive, but i image a wing styled 'chute would allow a certain ammount of glide control to improve landing accuracy, however great a parachute is, it's not going to help you get back into orbit, then again, if you can safely parachute land a fully fueled surface to orbit vehicle on the surface of Mars you stand a good chance of getting back to the 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted July 21, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, EBE Hybrid said: The Martian atmosphere is so thin that the parachutes required for the replacement vehicle will have to be massive, but i image a wing styled 'chute would allow a certain ammount of glide control to improve landing accuracy, however great a parachute is, it's not going to help you get back into orbit, then again, if you can safely parachute land a fully fueled surface to orbit vehicle on the surface of Mars you stand a good chance of getting back to the Didn't turn out too well for the landers, either, I reckon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBE Hybrid Posted July 21, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2017 37 minutes ago, BeastieRunner said: Didn't turn out too well for the landers, either, I reckon. It does seem that a lot of Mars probes have stacked it on landing, but maybe thats because the Martians living near the pyramids of cydonia are carting of the Earth Mars probes to see what they can flog 'em for on martian ebay, or get them valued on martiam bargain hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobotomy Posted July 25, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 25, 2017 This doesn't bode well for Mars One then does it? How they are going to get out of this almighty hole they've dug for themselves is anyone's guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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