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  Feb 10 2008, 04:24 AM
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There is a new Science Channel program on the Soviet lunar rover premiering on Tuesday 2/12 in the US:
Tank on the Moon http://science.discovery.com/tv/tank/tank.html -------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks
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Feb 12 2008, 04:27 AM
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As with many of the programs on Discovery Science, I have a bit of a problem with the way they have been promoting it.
"See the super-secret Moon program the Soviets never told anyone about -- until now!" Pardon me, but the world was well aware of the Lunakhod missions at the time. The Soviets trumpeted their successes. In fact, I recall quite clearly during the network coverage of the Apollo 14 landing that the Soviets tossed out a press release as Shepard and Mitchell began their 3+ km trek to and from Cone Crater that Lunakhod 1 had already covered many times that distance in its journeys... I'm happy to see a decent documentary on the Lunakhods -- but let's please not sell it as some super secret that we're only now finding out about. Let's at least try for a little pravilna... -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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hendric Tank on the Moon Feb 10 2008, 04:24 AM
ilbasso Thanks for alerting us to this. I didn't even... Feb 12 2008, 04:14 AM dvandorn Well, I've watched the piece twice, now. My i... Feb 14 2008, 04:21 PM
gndonald Sounds like standard 'flash n trash' to me... Feb 16 2008, 05:18 PM mps QUOTE (dvandorn @ Feb 14 2008, 06:21 PM) ... Feb 14 2008, 06:32 PM djellison It's taken me ages to figure out how to say ... Feb 14 2008, 07:02 PM tedstryk The pronunciation is more akin to "Lunochod,... Feb 14 2008, 09:18 PM ynyralmaen QUOTE (tedstryk @ Feb 14 2008, 09:18 PM) ... Feb 15 2008, 10:08 AM tedstryk QUOTE (ynyralmaen @ Feb 15 2008, 11:08 AM... Feb 15 2008, 01:47 PM Mark6 QUOTE (ynyralmaen @ Feb 15 2008, 10:08 AM... Feb 18 2008, 09:35 PM tedstryk Thanks for clearing that up. When I explained it ... Feb 18 2008, 11:59 PM edstrick I largely agree with DVandorn's comments. Of ... Feb 15 2008, 07:59 AM NGC3314 At slightly more length - the mission name VeGa wa... Feb 15 2008, 02:44 PM ilbasso If anyone wants a fun piece of (likely fake) memor... Feb 16 2008, 03:21 AM nprev Slightly OT, but I feel applicable to mention in o... Feb 19 2008, 12:56 AM |
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