Or would the digging itself push it up? Depends on whether it gets any grip I suppose.
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@mmeijeri If didn't work 2nd time & can't try again, their 20cm soil sampler is crippled.
@mmeijeri In comet mining project would make sure it works on a simulant in LEO first. Also backup thrusters so can try again.
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@NickSzabo4 Yeah, I'm surprised they didn't have backup thrusters. Although in a sense the impact velocity and ice screws were "backups".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mmeijeri Very old project, planned in 1980s, so I wonder if it's an old part like Orbital's Soviet engines. Also, 10 yrs in space.
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