The last hope for the Beagle 2 on Mars is if the Mars Express is able to pick up its signal on Jan 4th.
This is a good time to reflect back on the past. Its really amazing that the Soviets were able to land a big clucky space craft on Mars in one piece successfully in the 70s.
Did they really land it or was it faked? The politbeauro might have sent the scientist to the gulag and just snapped a picture of it in a desert if it failed.
Given robotics technology of the 70s and the string of spectacular faliures in rocket and spacecrafts today, either the quality of engineers has declined or the Soviets had some real geniuses.
Soviets had never landed on Mars successfully. So far only Americans were able to do it. (Viking 1 & 2 in 1976, Pathfinder in 1996). You must be thinking of Lunokhod, which by no means was a small achievement, but nevertheless it landed on the Moon not Mars.
zalzon <zalzonisha...@zalll.com> wrote in message <news:toj3vvcgql19tu60uivho0d7p72fqrll5f@4ax.com>... > The last hope for the Beagle 2 on Mars is if the Mars Express is able > to pick up its signal on Jan 4th.
> This is a good time to reflect back on the past. Its really amazing > that the Soviets were able to land a big clucky space craft on Mars in > one piece successfully in the 70s.
> Did they really land it or was it faked? The politbeauro might have > sent the scientist to the gulag and just snapped a picture of it in a > desert if it failed.
> Given robotics technology of the 70s and the string of spectacular > faliures in rocket and spacecrafts today, either the quality of > engineers has declined or the Soviets had some real geniuses.
> This is a good time to reflect back on the past. Its really amazing > that the Soviets were able to land a big clucky space craft on Mars in > one piece successfully in the 70s.
The Soviets never successfully landed on mars. Only the USA has... Twice in the 1970's with Viking Landers and again in 1997 with Pathfinder.
Here are the current stats for mars missions (successes/attempts)
In soc.culture.british Boris Burakovski <an_...@netzero.net> wrote:
> Soviets had never landed on Mars successfully. So far only Americans > were able to do it. (Viking 1 & 2 in 1976, Pathfinder in 1996). You > must be thinking of Lunokhod, which by no means was a small > achievement, but nevertheless it landed on the Moon not Mars.
Dear Boris,
zalzon has been watching "Mission To Mars", starring Val Kilmer and a kung-fu robot called AMEE. In this entertaining film, Kilmer escapes from Mars aboard a re-activated Russian probe, after handily dispatching homicidal robot. Operating system of probe is Russian with characteristic Cyrillic script and bear icon. Thus zalzon knows Russians have landed probe on Mars.
Borscht regards,
> zalzon <zalzonisha...@zalll.com> wrote in message <news:toj3vvcgql19tu60uivho0d7p72fqrll5f@4ax.com>... >> The last hope for the Beagle 2 on Mars is if the Mars Express is able >> to pick up its signal on Jan 4th.
>> This is a good time to reflect back on the past. Its really amazing >> that the Soviets were able to land a big clucky space craft on Mars in >> one piece successfully in the 70s.
>> Did they really land it or was it faked? The politbeauro might have >> sent the scientist to the gulag and just snapped a picture of it in a >> desert if it failed.
>> Given robotics technology of the 70s and the string of spectacular >> faliures in rocket and spacecrafts today, either the quality of >> engineers has declined or the Soviets had some real geniuses.
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an_...@netzero.net (Boris Burakovski) wrote in message <news:47177e7.0312301517.6acc1b06@posting.google.com>... > Soviets had never landed on Mars successfully. So far only Americans > were able to do it. (Viking 1 & 2 in 1976, Pathfinder in 1996). You > must be thinking of Lunokhod, which by no means was a small > achievement, but nevertheless it landed on the Moon not Mars.
On Dec 2, 1971, the first in history spacecraft made a successful soft landing on Mars. That was Soviet spacecraft Mars 3. Kinda 5 years before Viking, wasn't it?
Don't assume what you read in your newspapers is truth. But go to the library, or do the internet search. You'll find the correct info. It's there.
> zalzon <zalzonisha...@zalll.com> wrote in message <news:toj3vvcgql19tu60uivho0d7p72fqrll5f@4ax.com>... > > The last hope for the Beagle 2 on Mars is if the Mars Express is able > > to pick up its signal on Jan 4th.
> > This is a good time to reflect back on the past. Its really amazing > > that the Soviets were able to land a big clucky space craft on Mars in > > one piece successfully in the 70s.
> > Did they really land it or was it faked? The politbeauro might have > > sent the scientist to the gulag and just snapped a picture of it in a > > desert if it failed.
> > Given robotics technology of the 70s and the string of spectacular > > faliures in rocket and spacecrafts today, either the quality of > > engineers has declined or the Soviets had some real geniuses.
dlp...@yahoo.com (Peterson, David) wrote in message <news:eb74ccec.0312301758.548cc753@posting.google.com>... > > This is a good time to reflect back on the past. Its really amazing > > that the Soviets were able to land a big clucky space craft on Mars in > > one piece successfully in the 70s.
> The Soviets never successfully landed on mars. Only the USA has... > Twice in the 1970's with Viking Landers and again in 1997 with > Pathfinder.
> Here are the current stats for mars missions (successes/attempts)
> The last hope for the Beagle 2 on Mars is if the Mars Express is able > to pick up its signal on Jan 4th.
> This is a good time to reflect back on the past. Its really amazing > that the Soviets were able to land a big clucky space craft on Mars in > one piece successfully in the 70s.
> Did they really land it or was it faked? The politbeauro might have > sent the scientist to the gulag and just snapped a picture of it in a > desert if it failed.
> Given robotics technology of the 70s and the string of spectacular > faliures in rocket and spacecrafts today, either the quality of > engineers has declined or the Soviets had some real geniuses.
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