Two alternative designs are submitted for a landing module to enable the transport of astronauts to the

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Two alternative designs are submitted for a landing module to enable the transport of astronauts to the surface of Mars. The mission is to land safely on Mars, collect several hundred pounds of samples from the planet's surface, and then return to the shuttle in its orbit around Mars. The alternative designs are displayed together with their reliabilities in Figure 6.14. Which design would you recommend to NASA? What assumptions are required? Are the assumptions reasonable?

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A First Course In Mathematical Modeling

ISBN: 9781285050904

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Authors: Frank R. Giordano, William P. Fox, Steven B. Horton

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