all right so so let’s back up for a minute because your your specialty was
minute because your your specialty was
minute because your your specialty was getting the thing there safely yes so
getting the thing there safely yes so
getting the thing there safely yes so that the scientists could do their job
that the scientists could do their job
that the scientists could do their job and so would I remember from Spirit and
and so would I remember from Spirit and
and so would I remember from Spirit and Opportunity they preview that the
Opportunity they preview that the
Opportunity they preview that the previous round of this they had like
previous round of this they had like
previous round of this they had like airbags now so the thing comes down and
airbags now so the thing comes down and
airbags now so the thing comes down and airbags deploy and it bounces until it
airbags deploy and it bounces until it
airbags deploy and it bounces until it stops now you have curiosity because
stops now you have curiosity because
stops now you have curiosity because those were the size of like microwave
those were the size of like microwave
those were the size of like microwave ovens let’s say yes okay
ovens let’s say yes okay
ovens let’s say yes okay so curiosity is the size of a car yeah
so curiosity is the size of a car yeah
so curiosity is the size of a car yeah and why not use airbags oh there are no
and why not use airbags oh there are no
and why not use airbags oh there are no fibers known to humankind from which we
fibers known to humankind from which we
fibers known to humankind from which we can make a fabric from which you can
can make a fabric from which you can
can make a fabric from which you can make a bag that could handle the loads
make a bag that could handle the loads
make a bag that could handle the loads of that car like Rover hitting the
of that car like Rover hitting the
of that car like Rover hitting the surface of Mars okay so now actually do
surface of Mars okay so now actually do
surface of Mars okay so now actually do you use what I’m told is called a sky
you use what I’m told is called a sky
you use what I’m told is called a sky crane yes this sounds complicated what
crane yes this sounds complicated what
crane yes this sounds complicated what what is that it’s like a jetpack it’s
what is that it’s like a jetpack it’s
what is that it’s like a jetpack it’s like a jetpack the rover was sort of
like a jetpack the rover was sort of
like a jetpack the rover was sort of wearing a jetpack and then about 25
wearing a jetpack and then about 25
wearing a jetpack and then about 25 meters from the Sun from the surface of
meters from the Sun from the surface of
meters from the Sun from the surface of Mars the jetpack lowers the rover below
Mars the jetpack lowers the rover below
Mars the jetpack lowers the rover below it and the to descend until the rover’s
it and the to descend until the rover’s
it and the to descend until the rover’s ok I think we have a long video of this
ok I think we have a long video of this
ok I think we have a long video of this can you be like Bill yes I drew you got
can you be like Bill yes I drew you got
can you be like Bill yes I drew you got the video let’s check it out okay take
the video let’s check it out okay take
the video let’s check it out okay take the talk us through it all right so we
the talk us through it all right so we
the talk us through it all right so we hit the atmosphere going quite quickly
hit the atmosphere going quite quickly
hit the atmosphere going quite quickly about 13,000 miles an hour that’s fast
about 13,000 miles an hour that’s fast
about 13,000 miles an hour that’s fast enough to burn up or melt the whole
enough to burn up or melt the whole
enough to burn up or melt the whole spacecraft that would be uncool so we
spacecraft that would be uncool so we
spacecraft that would be uncool so we wrap it in a special shell we actually
wrap it in a special shell we actually
wrap it in a special shell we actually steer our way through the atmosphere
steer our way through the atmosphere
steer our way through the atmosphere this is the first for this expedition
this is the first for this expedition
this is the first for this expedition and that’s where you see those rockets
and that’s where you see those rockets
and that’s where you see those rockets going off we’re actually maneuvering in
going off we’re actually maneuvering in
going off we’re actually maneuvering in the atmosphere and then when we’ve
the atmosphere and then when we’ve
the atmosphere and then when we’ve slowed down to about Oh a little less
slowed down to about Oh a little less
slowed down to about Oh a little less than a thousand miles now we open up a
than a thousand miles now we open up a
than a thousand miles now we open up a parachute in our case the world’s
parachute in our case the world’s
parachute in our case the world’s largest supersonic parachute we opened
largest supersonic parachute we opened
largest supersonic parachute we opened about Mach 2 we get rid of the heat
about Mach 2 we get rid of the heat
about Mach 2 we get rid of the heat shield that protected us from the from
shield that protected us from the from
shield that protected us from the from atmospheric entry and then we let go and
atmospheric entry and then we let go and
atmospheric entry and then we let go and we go on to rockets
now you can see a rover with its wheels
now you can see a rover with its wheels there’s six wheels they’re all sort of
there’s six wheels they’re all sort of
there’s six wheels they’re all sort of tucked up and it’s got this jet backpack
tucked up and it’s got this jet backpack
tucked up and it’s got this jet backpack on top of it it’s slowly descending into
on top of it it’s slowly descending into
on top of it it’s slowly descending into the Gale Crater
we’re looking at the ground with the
we’re looking at the ground with the radar and then here we do the SkyTrain
radar and then here we do the SkyTrain
radar and then here we do the SkyTrain maneuver we lower the rover below us
maneuver we lower the rover below us
maneuver we lower the rover below us drop the wheels down both vehicles
drop the wheels down both vehicles
drop the wheels down both vehicles continue to descend until Mars takes up
continue to descend until Mars takes up
continue to descend until Mars takes up the weight of the rover we sense that
the weight of the rover we sense that
the weight of the rover we sense that cut ourselves free and fly off to a safe
cut ourselves free and fly off to a safe
cut ourselves free and fly off to a safe distance I
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