When Phoenix Lands.. |
When Phoenix Lands.. |
Jan 24 2006, 06:05 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
I have been wondering about something....given the performance of the MERs, if one or both survive this winter, is it not conceivable that they could be operational when Phoenix lands? It would, I believe, be the first landing on anything but the moon with other landers (other than parts of the same mission) still operational.
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Jan 24 2006, 06:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
Um, Viking?
Well ok, they are the same mission. It would speak a lot about the longevity of MERs. -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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Jan 24 2006, 09:39 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
QUOTE (akuo @ Jan 24 2006, 06:12 PM) If we are going to go the same mission route, Opportunity would be from the same mission as Spirit as well. But I was thinking about not-twin missions. -------------------- |
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Jan 24 2006, 10:28 PM
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Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jan 24 2006, 03:39 PM) This raised an interesting question: What's the success rate of twin missions vs one-shot? Viking 1/2 Pioneer 10/11 Voyager 1/2 MER A/B Mariner 1/2 (1 was destroyed during liftoff, so doesn't count) Mariner 3/4/5 (3 was a shroud failure, so doesn't count) Mariner 6/7 It's an interesting comparison, anyways. -------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks
-- "The engineers, as usual, made a tremendous fuss. Again as usual, they did the job in half the time they had dismissed as being absolutely impossible." --Rescue Party, Arthur C Clarke Mother Nature is the final inspector of all quality. |
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