The Hubble?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave
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The Hubble?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave
Its something to be very proud of unlike for China with this
http://io9.com/chinas-lunar-rover-ma...hic-1509710013
10 years vs not even a few months.. Ya, we are doing good.
Looks like the Chinese rover did not have the Spirit to take advantage of this great Opportunity. It's now lost until an intrepid Pathfinder retrieves it and sells it to a museum, where it will remain a mere Curiosity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hound
In other related news, the USA once buried a mars lander so deep in the planet, it almost came out the other side because math is hard.
annnnnd:
http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest...ezing-to-death
RE: the Chinese Moon Rover...
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According to the Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, the problem was the result of a "complicated surface environment."
"I don't understand this. It worked perfectly on the floor of the garage."
Wow, complex movements required for survival between daylight high and dark low temps. Somebody forgot something basic while this was still on paper.
The Hubble has been useful, but wow, with all of the shuttle missions required to re-work and repair it....not sure it was worth that price tag.Quote:
Originally Posted by KestrelBike
I'd rank the Voyager programs way up there for space programs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
The solar observatory program has day to day benefit in being able to see large solar storms which can screw us over.
If we want to get into ROI of gov programs, there are a few I could list that had a huge initial ROI. The first few years when either starting from nothing or correcting major issues there is large benefit. Then they reach a point where the big returns have been reaped and they become pork or enforcement arms for pet policies.
http://milesobrien.com/wp-content/up...he-martian.jpg
An awfully long flight to end up somewhere that looks essentially like much of Arizona and Nevada.
Or the Atacama Desert in south America...
http://news.softpedia.com/images/new...a-Desert-2.jpg
Which they coincidentally use for testing Martian spacecraft systems....
But don't forget that something is probably learned with each of those repair shuttle missions; there's no such thing as bad experience. Maybe some critical knowledge was gained through those missions that might not have been learned had there not been a Hubble to serve as an excuse to go out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman