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Interview: Adam Steltzner from JPL

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Chuck Tomasi

Chuck and Kreg talk to author and systems engineer Adam Steltzner from JPL. Adam has had an fascinating career working on the entry descent and landing (EDL) team for numerous Mars rovers. His origin story is quite interesting as well. … Continue reading →

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Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror

Posted on June 24, 2012 by madmarv

This is the stuff Rube Goldberg machines are made of. I bet NASA designed this landing sequence because they felt the irresistible urge to out do Hollywood. I mean, they even named the process like a movie. Look, here’s the … Continue reading →

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