Episode 29: Perseverance Skycrane, so crazy it worked! - BIIRS Season 3 - a podcast by Anna and Henna

The Perseverance Mars rover landed safely! Do you know how they did it? Listen up and learn all about the craziness that is the skycrane!

WE HAVE MERCH! Check it out on our website ButItIsRocketScience.com

You're Wrong About: https://yourewrongabout.com/
Maintenance Phase: http://maintenancephase.com/
Perseverance Landing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h4Fpg

Music from filmmusic.io
"Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Anna's Sources:

Administrator, NASA Content. “Curiosity's Sky Crane Maneuver, Artist's Concept.” NASA, NASA, 8 Oct. 2015, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/gallery/pia14839.html.

Betz, Eric. “The Skycrane: How NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Land on Mars.” Astronomy.com, 18 Feb. 2021, astronomy.com/news/2021/02/skycrane-how-perseverance-will-land-on-mars.

Coulter, Dauna. “Strange but True: Curiosity's Sky Crane.” Phys.org, Phys.org, 31 July 2012, phys.org/news/2012-07-strange-true-curiosity-sky-crane.html.

“Curiosity's Skycrane Maneuver.” The Planetary Society, www.planetary.org/space-images/curiositys-skycrane-maneuver.

“How Curiosity Will Land on Mars, Part 1: Entry.” The Planetary Society, www.planetary.org/articles/06221711-how-curiosity-land-part-1.

“How Curiosity Will Land on Mars, Part 2: Descent.” The Planetary Society, www.planetary.org/articles/06290700-how-curiosity-land-part-2.

“How Curiosity Will Land on Mars, Part 3: Skycrane and Landing.” The Planetary Society, www.planetary.org/articles/07060700-how-curiosity-land-part-3.

“Watch Online: TV Schedule.” NASA, NASA, mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/.

Henna's Sources:

Berger, By Brian. “Helicopter Inspires NASA's Mars Lander.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 29 Nov. 2006, www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15953785.

Betz, Eric. “The Skycrane: How NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Land on Mars.” Astronomy.com, 18 Feb. 2021, astronomy.com/news/2021/02/skycrane-how-perseverance-will-land-on-mars.

“Mars Exploration Rovers.” NASA, NASA, 7 Sept. 2019, mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/mars-exploration-rovers/.

“Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Feb. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-64_Skycrane.

“The Sky Crane Solution.” NASA, NASA, appel.nasa.gov/2012/07/31/the-sky-crane-solution/#:~:text=The%20novel%20solution%20the%20MSL,essentially%20hover%20as%20it%20lowers.

“The Sky Crane Solution.” NASA, NASA, appel.nasa.gov/2012/07/31/the-sky-crane-solution/#:~:text=The%20novel%20solution%20the%20MSL,essentially%20hover%20as%20it%20lowers.

“Strange but True: Curiosity's Sky Crane.” NASA, NASA, science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/30jul_skycrane.

“Viking 1 & 2.” NASA, NASA, 7 Sept. 2019, mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/viking-1-2/.

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