On Sunday, 20 May 2018 02:03:48 UTC-4, Ninapenda Jibini wrote:
RichA wrote in
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On Saturday, 19 May 2018 00:09:24 UTC-4, Ninapenda Jibini
wrote:
RichA wrote in
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On Tuesday, 15 May 2018 02:57:15 UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
On Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1:48:16 AM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44090509

It is possible the guys working on it also had other duties.

Note that there were likely not as many people working on
the project as would be working at a drone manufacturer
designing their next product.

And this drone had to be super reliable, and it had to work
in the atmosphere of Mars, which, as the article noted, is a
*lot* less dense than that of Earth. (The article said 100x;
I thought it was more than that.)

John Savard

So why not contract a drone mfg instead of (likely) spending
$20 for every $1 the experienced manufacturer would? Isn't
that what Space-X is all about?

If you $20 drone doesn't work, you climb a tree to retrieve it,
or spend another $20. If your $100 million drone doesn't work,
you ask Congress for another $100 million, and they laugh at
you.

Dumbass.

--
Terry Austin

"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

Yes, only the wonderful, wonderful STATE is capable...which is
why Boeing is wiping the floor with Airbus...

Still as retarded as ever, eh, retard?

Yes, you are.

Nice straw man you're masturbating all over, though.

Dumbass.

--
Terry Austin

"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

Whose sock are you?