The first mission to Mars that was to make a successful landing consisted of Viking 1 and Viking 2. It was an exciting mission with the orbiter picking landing spots for the lander to make a landing. Both spacecraft launched in 1975. They both made a successful landing and have lasted for about six years [...]
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Habitable or Goldilocks zone
We live on an Earth that from day to day seems permanent and stable. We go to work, school and perhaps the pub every day and it seems like things will never change dramatically. Unfortunately as we are all beginning to realise things in the universe are forever changing which when looked at from the [...]
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Best Of The Week Podcast- Will Large Engineering Jobs Ever Occur?
The search for astro-engineering by SETI and others. Will these massive engineering projects seen in modern Si-Fi one day become a reality? // Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) Posts
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Throwing Things At The Moon
The Moon is great isn’t it? It features in the best album ever (The Dark Side of the Moon) and is like an old friend flying round the Earth. Other planets may have more Moons and more colourful Moons but our moon is ours. If you feel that the Moon needs a hug and protection [...]
