How will Mars Science Laboratory navigate to Mars? Very precisely
Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
Getting the Mars Science Laboratory to the Red Planet isnt as easy as just strapping the rover on an Atlas V rocket and blasting it in the general direction of Mars. Spacecraft navigation is a very precise and constant science, and in simplest terms, it entails determining where the spacecraft is at all times and keeping it on course to the desired destination.