Mars or Bust: Learning from our Mistakes
summary
Curiosity lands successfully in 2012 after a supersonic parachute and propulsive descent tested only on Earth, then survives a corrupted memory that needs a brain swap workaround and a drill stuck extended problem solved by new arm techniques. Historical failures include Mars Observer going lost three days before insertion, Mars Climate Orbiter ruined by a metric/imperial mix-up, and Polar Lander likely cut engines by a pyro false signal. Curiosity’s instruments find drinkable ancient water, a seasonal methane cycle, and sulfur‑preserved organics.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:17Mars and Failure
- 15:59Anomaly
- 18:52Failures
- 21:40Mars Observer
- 29:04Curiosity Rover
- 33:58Apollo 13 Failure
- 36:34Mars Watch
- 38:08Morale
- 40:50Numbers
- 41:24Strange things
- 43:27Technology
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