← Back to context Comment by jodrellblank 7 years ago Any chance this is the chassis of SpaceX's inevitable Mars Rover being tested on Earth first? 7 comments jodrellblank Reply SECProto 7 years ago Elon tweeted [1] that the pressurized edition will be the "official truck of Mars" - which I take to mean it will be the rover.[1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1197627433970589696 iamcreasy 7 years ago I don't think you'll need hard exterior on Mars. Instead you need protection from extreme weather. NickNameNick 7 years ago You don't even need that. Mars' atmosphere is very thin. Windspeeds can be extreme but there is so little mass being moved that the generated forces are pretty minimal. newnewpdro 7 years ago Are you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate?So much for that book being well researched... 2 replies → iamcreasy 7 years ago I meant extreme temperature.
SECProto 7 years ago Elon tweeted [1] that the pressurized edition will be the "official truck of Mars" - which I take to mean it will be the rover.[1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1197627433970589696
iamcreasy 7 years ago I don't think you'll need hard exterior on Mars. Instead you need protection from extreme weather. NickNameNick 7 years ago You don't even need that. Mars' atmosphere is very thin. Windspeeds can be extreme but there is so little mass being moved that the generated forces are pretty minimal. newnewpdro 7 years ago Are you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate?So much for that book being well researched... 2 replies → iamcreasy 7 years ago I meant extreme temperature.
NickNameNick 7 years ago You don't even need that. Mars' atmosphere is very thin. Windspeeds can be extreme but there is so little mass being moved that the generated forces are pretty minimal. newnewpdro 7 years ago Are you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate?So much for that book being well researched... 2 replies → iamcreasy 7 years ago I meant extreme temperature.
newnewpdro 7 years ago Are you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate?So much for that book being well researched... 2 replies →
Elon tweeted [1] that the pressurized edition will be the "official truck of Mars" - which I take to mean it will be the rover.
[1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1197627433970589696
I don't think you'll need hard exterior on Mars. Instead you need protection from extreme weather.
You don't even need that. Mars' atmosphere is very thin. Windspeeds can be extreme but there is so little mass being moved that the generated forces are pretty minimal.
Are you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate?
So much for that book being well researched...
2 replies →
I meant extreme temperature.