Is it the the "seven minutes of terror" moniker that is the root of my uncertainty
Dangling a $2.5 billion nuclear powered rover on a lanyard beneath a set of firing rocket engines?
Does dangling a solar powered rover encapsulated in airbags (which are to be dropped from several stories high) under a set of firing rocket engines put your mind more at ease?
Really? The dangling doesn't bother me. The chance of two engines failing on one corner of the descent stage,
Unfortunately, no public events for MSL appear on the schedule for the National Air & Space Museum in Washington or at the Udvar-Hazy center (where Discovery is housed).I would have thought that they'd do something for this event. They've had live telecast events before. Perhaps it's the lateness of the hour here on the east coast.
Museum of Flight in Seattle has a MarsFest 2012 activity from 6:30PM to 11:30PM Pacific.Event details are at http://www.museumofflight.org/event/2012/aug/11/marsfest-2012Wayne Holmes
This one's for Jim:If this was your baby what would you be sweating about during this landing?