• Question: What invention have you chose for the mars rover to not be destroyed on landing

    Asked by Coby_0410 on 1 Nov 2021.
    • Photo: Charlie Young

      Charlie Young answered on 29 Sep 2021:

      Hi, i’m not working on the any Mars missions, however I am designing a part of a British rocket that will fly microgravity missions from the UK and I’ve just started helping a university satellite project which will monitor tree coverage in the UK to help manage climate change effects.

      Hope that is useful!

    • Photo: Lucia Rodriguez

      Lucia Rodriguez answered on 29 Sep 2021:

      I haven’t been involved in the desing of a space rover yet *but* well, first of all, I’d wished it waan’t deatroyed on landing (I can imagine how frustrating that would be for my colleagues).

      Now, if I absolutely had to pick one, I’d pick the spectrometer (it is a big word for “thing that analyses chemical compositions in things”). I would love to know if there is any life on Mars!

    • Photo: Daniel English

      Daniel English answered on 5 Oct 2021:

      I haven’t been involved with designing the mars rover as such, although I’d recommend the designers add a large parachute to slow the rover down before it lands on the surface and some retro rockets to cushion it’s landing

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