Building Curiosity: Rover Shakedown

Engineers put the rover through a human-made earthquake to make sure nothing
breaks during launch and its long trip to Mars.

[marsjunkiegirl]

They're almost to vacuum tests! Yay! Not long until the launch window now...:D:D

[Chasmodius]

That is a huge vacuum chamber. I wonder how long it takes to get to its minimum pressure and how much energy it costs to do so?

[EdVanSicklin]

Really. The takeoff is going to be the most vibrations Curio will be subject to? This is a single stage rocket with no separation and ignition of a second stage? Why was the shake test in a clean room and the drop test wasn't? Or was that a Stark impersonator? :)

[lougrims]

Google Verena 9 and Verena 13...
The only thing that annoys me is that the instruments are a collaboration between several labs all around the world.

[moosdafdgardadghjdgk]

There was me thinking I had an original comment... but yeah he should totally name a kid Tony

[unknownsoldierz]

Wish I had one to drive under my house.

[viki]

Man on PPE ten years back for non covid use👍 😀

[DocUnsane]

why does any country have a flag?

and what other countries have even been to mars? or the moon for that matter...

[MultiMrcandyman]

Tony stark would do better test flights lololol

[naybobdenod]

@crimsoncoin your comment amused me, thanks.
How unserious can one get lol