JPL - NASA engineers used Simcenter Femap to ensure Curiosity could endure the “Seven Minutes of Terror”
Simcenter Femap helps optimize component and parts for Curiosity’s mission to Mars, the most challenging and demanding ever
Sending a package to Mars is a complex undertaking
Delivering a roving science laboratory from Earth to the planet Mars requires meticulous planning and precision performance. You only have one chance to get it right; there’s no margin for error. Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology had to make crucial decisions thousands of times over a multi-year product development schedule to successfully land the Mars Rover “Curiosity” on the floor of Gale Crater on August 6, 2012.