Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 23, 2012
Mankind versus Machine #2
The robotic arm is over the calibration rock Jake_ Matijevic. It is sometimes said that you need a trained scientist-astronaut on the surfaces of Mars and other Solar System bodies to extract the maximum science return, but looking at Curiosity and its robotic arm in operation I’m not so sure.
You can see people’s attitude to the Mankind versus Machine debate at:
http://spacesurvey.src.le.ac.uk/
Most people favour some combination of robotic and manned missions.
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This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...
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