Space
So Cool to be a Nerd
Perseverence rover on approach
Picture courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
What about that “Skycrane Maneouvre” (English spelling) then ? While Elon Musk continues to concentrate on being the most successful animation company in the world (they raise more cash from unfeasible animations than even Disney). NASA and their supporting cast just go out there and do it.
The final approach and landing was worthy of Arthur C Clarke. Here it is in its full glory:
And if you want more details on the technology, have a look at
https://www.planetary.org/space-images/curiositys-skycrane-maneuver or https://astronomy.com/news/2021/02/skycrane-how-perseverance-will-land-on-mars
Wow, that is amazing