Here's Looking At You, Kid, MGS Sees Mars Odyssey and Mars Express |
Here's Looking At You, Kid, MGS Sees Mars Odyssey and Mars Express |
May 19 2005, 07:39 PM
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"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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May 20 2005, 11:50 AM
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May 20 2005, 10:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
Of course, the *first* spacecraft to image another spacecraft in Mars orbit was, er, Mars Express...
...and what a nice photo it took of poor ol' Beagle 2 as it drifted away! Not wishing to detract from MGS, but the claim to have been 'first' is simply wrong! Now, 'best', 'most technically stunning', 'cleverest' and so forth - no contest! But, guys, you came second... -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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May 20 2005, 10:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 20 2005, 10:41 PM) Of course, the *first* spacecraft to image another spacecraft in Mars orbit was, er, Mars Express... ...and what a nice photo it took of poor ol' Beagle 2 as it drifted away! Not wishing to detract from MGS, but the claim to have been 'first' is simply wrong! Now, 'best', 'most technically stunning', 'cleverest' and so forth - no contest! But, guys, you came second... Not to split hairs or anything, but was Beagle technically in orbit? If it was drifting away on a path to entry, then it would have been moving at something less than an orbital velocity. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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