Closest and furthest pairs of unmanned space craft |
Closest and furthest pairs of unmanned space craft |
Dec 20 2007, 03:29 PM
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Ok, obviously, furthest separation of spacecraft would be Pioneer 10 and depending on when we check, Pioneer 11, and later Voyager 1 and/or Voyager 2.
But what is the closest 2 craft have come on seperate missions ?? Were there any close approaches of Magellan to any Soviet orbiters at Venus ?? Has there any been a Soviet Lander on Mars close to either Viking ?? Any chance of the Halley armada vehicles being particularly close to each other during their missions ?? I would mostly be interested in active mission encountering each other, but a live mission 'checking out' a prior 'dead' one closely (Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3 type encounter for example, but keep in mind Apollo 12 was manned and not applicable here) would be interesting too. |
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Dec 21 2007, 04:48 PM
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Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
Not likely, I think. Would you prefer to have both Spirit and Opportunity at Gusev, for example? More locations would always trump having a wingman.
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