"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those timid spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
--Theodore Roosevelt
In less than 24 hours, our unmanned space program is finally going to prove it has balls.
Whether this bravura will result in success is another issue.
As is mentioned by the talking heads in the video below, it does indeed seem like this "seven minutes of terror", as the incredibly complex landing sequence is being dubbed, is a plan seemingly devised by Rube Goldberg.
Watch this to get an idea of what'll be going down some 50 million or so miles away about an hour and a half after midnight (eastern time).
Man, I hope we make it!
--Theodore Roosevelt
In less than 24 hours, our unmanned space program is finally going to prove it has balls.
Whether this bravura will result in success is another issue.
As is mentioned by the talking heads in the video below, it does indeed seem like this "seven minutes of terror", as the incredibly complex landing sequence is being dubbed, is a plan seemingly devised by Rube Goldberg.
Watch this to get an idea of what'll be going down some 50 million or so miles away about an hour and a half after midnight (eastern time).
Man, I hope we make it!