Mars 1

1 Nov
2017
November 1, 2017

You Can’t Fail Unless You Try: The Soviet Venus & Mars Missions of 1962

As anyone with even a passing knowledge of spaceflight can tell you, space is an unforgiving place. While the majority of space missions launched today are […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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5 Oct
2014
October 5, 2014

A Cautionary Tale of Extraterrestrial Chlorophyll

The desire to find life on another planet is as strong today among scientists and lay people as it has ever been.  While this search had […]
Astrobiology, Astronomical Instruments, Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets, Lunar & Planetary Missions, Solar System
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2 May
2014
May 2, 2014

Trajectory Analysis of the Soviet 1962 Mars Missions

The Soviet planetary probe, Mars 1, was the first spacecraft to survive launch to be sent on its way to the Red Planet. Although Mars 1 […]
Drew's Basement, Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight
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31 Mar
2014
March 31, 2014

If at First You Don’t Succeed…

Now available on line in The Space Review are “If at first you don’t succeed – Part One” and “Part Two” which recount the history of […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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