Space Week: The Mars Lander Can Give Itself A Helping Hand

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

This week we're replaying some of our favorite outer space-themed episodes of the show. In this episode from March 2020, NASA fixes a problem with its Mars lander, essentially by telling the lander to use a robotic arm to help itself – or, depending on the headlines you read, to whack itself. Plus: a Wisconsin man finds a clever way to share a beer with his neighbor in the era of social distancing.

NASA fixes Mars lander by hitting it with a shovel (CNN)

NASA’s Mars InSight Lander to Push on Top of the ‘Mole’ (NASA)

Social distancing the Wisconsin way: Richfield man shares a beer with his neighbor via RC car (Fox 6 Now)

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