Friday, September 21, 2018

The rover is expected to remain in the air for up to 15 minutes after a single hop before landing, and to move up to 15 m (50 feet) horizontally."



The rover is expected to remain in the air for up to 15 minutes after a single hop before landing, and to move up to 15 m (50 feet) horizontally."
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/tech/japan-hayabusa-2-touchdown-intl/index.html
This is pretty surprising because of low gravity I guess but one method of travel. However, how does the asteroid rover make sure the right end is up when it lands? Maybe it has a gyro on board to stabilize it's travel during the 15 minutes it is air born between jumps.

Note: Air Born is the wrong term for this situation because there is no air. So, maybe "Space Born' might be a better term. or maybe just "while the rover travels above the asteroid in 50 feet jumps off the surface".


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