May 14, 20215 yr In a few hours, China will have a go with Tianwen 1 Here's a nice map of who's done what: Edited May 14, 20215 yr by WingZ
May 15, 20215 yr Author ...and has successfully landed. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914 Wikipedia is so quick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mars_landers The Soviet Union, and later Russia, has had a remarkably poor run on Mars. Actually, everyone except the US has failed miserably up to now. It's a remarkable achievement on your first shot: Orbiter, lander, rover. And it took a selfie on the way, with a tiny camera jettisoned just for that purpose: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3103875/chinas-mars-space-probe-snaps-selfies-national-day The Chinese totally get the PR side of space exploration. Edited May 15, 20215 yr by WingZ
May 15, 20215 yr I'm telling you, the new space race is on! I'm building a Mars lander in my shed now! 👍
May 15, 20215 yr 7 hours ago, WingZ said: Wikipedia is so quick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mars_landers Wow, Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity is missing from the list ! 😯 Edited May 15, 20215 yr by ComSimPilot Simulators: Prepar3D v5.4 | X-Plane 12 | DCS World | MSFS 2024 | PC Hardware: Dell U3417W | AMD Ryzen 7 9800 X3D | ASUS TUF 5070 Ti | ASUS TUF B580 Plus Wifi | G.Skill Z5 Neo 64GB 3000Mhz CL30 | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB + 970 EVO Plus 1TB + 860 EVO 2TB + 850 EVO 1TB, Western Digital Black Caviar Black 6TB | Corsair RM1000i | Corsair 280 Titan RX | VRM Fan | Fractal Design Define S2 Gunmetal | Flight Controls: Fulcrum One Yoke | Virpil VPC WarBRD Base | Virpil VPC MongoosT-50CM Grip, Thrustmaster Warthog+F/A-18C Grip | VIER IM POTT Sidestick CPT Side | Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals | Virtual Fly TQ6+Throttle Quadrant | Sismo B737 Max Gear Lever | Monsterteck Desk Mounts | WINWING EfisL+FCU+MCDU | My fleet catalog: Link
May 15, 20215 yr Author Wow indeed... luckily WP gets edited almost in real time, make your contribution known!
May 16, 20215 yr On 5/15/2021 at 5:12 AM, martin-w said: I'm telling you, the new space race is on! I'm building a Mars lander in my shed now! 👍 I'm working on a Mars lander extended warranty telemarketing scheme. 😁 My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
May 16, 20215 yr I don't know what all the fuss is about. Landing on Mars is dead easy: Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
May 18, 20215 yr Author Nothing like national prestige to drive a programme... it's how Apollo got to the moon. Here's how Zhurong compares to Perseverance:
May 24, 20215 yr On 5/15/2021 at 2:46 PM, WingZ said: Wow indeed... luckily WP gets edited almost in real time, make your contribution known! I just added them 🙂 List of Mars landers - Wikipedia Edited May 24, 20215 yr by ComSimPilot Simulators: Prepar3D v5.4 | X-Plane 12 | DCS World | MSFS 2024 | PC Hardware: Dell U3417W | AMD Ryzen 7 9800 X3D | ASUS TUF 5070 Ti | ASUS TUF B580 Plus Wifi | G.Skill Z5 Neo 64GB 3000Mhz CL30 | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB + 970 EVO Plus 1TB + 860 EVO 2TB + 850 EVO 1TB, Western Digital Black Caviar Black 6TB | Corsair RM1000i | Corsair 280 Titan RX | VRM Fan | Fractal Design Define S2 Gunmetal | Flight Controls: Fulcrum One Yoke | Virpil VPC WarBRD Base | Virpil VPC MongoosT-50CM Grip, Thrustmaster Warthog+F/A-18C Grip | VIER IM POTT Sidestick CPT Side | Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals | Virtual Fly TQ6+Throttle Quadrant | Sismo B737 Max Gear Lever | Monsterteck Desk Mounts | WINWING EfisL+FCU+MCDU | My fleet catalog: Link
May 24, 20215 yr Author Curiosity is my favourite Rover, if there can really be such a thing: just going about its business. A few days ago NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped a dramatic image of the Curiosity rover climbing Mont Mercou, a terrene near the centre of Gale Crater. Edited May 24, 20215 yr by WingZ
June 11, 20214 yr Author ... and just to confirm Zhurong really is there: https://news.yahoo.com/us-satellite-looks-down-chinas-114038554.html And confirmed some more, by a Selfie https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/chinese-mars-rover-1.6061911 Who'd have thought we'd be getting so familiar with Mars, so soon?
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