• Russian scientists determine cause of Phobos-Grunt disaster
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[quote] [img]http://en.rian.ru/images/17085/32/170853251.jpg[/img] [URL="http://en.ria.ru/science/20120131/171047665.html"]Ria Novosti[/URL] Space radiation triggered a glitch in the on-board computer system causing the recent crash of Russia’s Mars probe, Federal Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday. “Two components of the onboard computer system were spontaneously rebooted and it switched into a standby mode,” he said. “The most likely reason [for the glitch] is the impact of heavy charged space particles,” he said. Another possible cause could have been defective microchips imported from abroad, he said. “The use of imported microchips is not only our problem,” he said, adding that NASA and the U.S. Defense Department were also concerned by illegal imports of those products. A government commission has ruled out any “external or foreign influence” on the spacecraft, including alleged electromagnetic emission from a U.S. radar in the Pacific Ocean. Phobos-Grunt, Russia's most ambitious planetary mission in decades, was launched on November 9 but it was lost due to a propulsion failure and fell back to Earth on January 15. Popovkin previously suggested that certain forces in the Western Hemisphere, which is a shadow zone for Russia, might be shooting down Russian spacecraft. According to NASA, Russia has failed in all 17 of its attempts to study the Red Planet close-up since 1960. The most recent failure before November 2011 occurred in 1996, when Russia lost its Mars-96 orbiter during launch.[/quote]
Phobos-Grunt disaster, hmm? reminds me of... [img]http://i.imgur.com/jFOVt.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE]According to NASA, Russia has failed in all 17 of its attempts to study the Red Planet close-up since 1960. The most recent failure before November 2011 occurred in 1996, when Russia lost its Mars-96 orbiter during launch.[/QUOTE] at least they're doing something other then sending robots to mars
[QUOTE=krakadict;34475911]at least they're doing something other then sending robots to mars[/QUOTE] That's exactly what they're sending dude.
[QUOTE=krakadict;34475911]at least they're trying to send robots to mars[/QUOTE] FTFY
[QUOTE=Swilly;34476025]That's exactly what they're sending dude.[/QUOTE] Thats not what i meant, what i meant ATLEAST they're developing crafts too send the Robots to Mars WHICH one day will send a Human to Mars it, wont surprise me if that Human was Russian 'cause NASA has a budget of a Indie film maker.
[QUOTE=krakadict;34477508]Thats not what i meant, what i meant ATLEAST they're developing crafts too send the Robots to Mars WHICH one day will send a Human to Mars it, wont surprise me if that Human was Russian 'cause NASA has a budget of a Indie film maker.[/QUOTE]It'd surprised me since they haven't had a successful launch since 1960. [editline]31st January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=krakadict;34477508]Thats not what i meant, what i meant ATLEAST they're developing crafts too send the Robots to Mars WHICH one day will send a Human to Mars it, wont surprise me if that Human was Russian 'cause NASA has a budget of a Indie film maker.[/QUOTE]Also, while NASA has suffered horrible budget cuts over the years, they still turn out a lot of great work and successful projects every year. And also, we actually get most of the shit we build to Mars. And one last thing, just to be complete, that's not what you said, at all. All they are doing is trying to send robots to Mars. Its got nothing to do with getting a human to Mars, its about trying to get at least something up there.
russia put more robots on the moon than us who put more humans on the moon us.
Isn't this why you need to shield components? If they had been shielded from outside radiation and energy (repetitive, I know), they wouldn't have switched to stand-by mode.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34478233]Isn't this why you need to shield components? If they had been shielded from outside radiation and energy (repetitive, I know), they wouldn't have switched to stand-by mode.[/QUOTE] exactly, this is just an excuse like the rest of their reasons appear to be "foreign chips" "US radar sabotagin our rawkittts"
China wants to control space by supplying the rest of the world with components that can not withstand the harsh conditions of space and thus their equipment will fail. :tinfoil:
I think it'll be cool when we finally get a human being to Mars.
[QUOTE=Jetblack357;34483956]I think it'll be cool when we finally get a human being to Mars.[/QUOTE] i just really hope that this happens in my lifetime
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;34477712]It'd surprised me since they haven't had a successful launch since 1960. [editline]31st January 2012[/editline] Also, while NASA has suffered horrible budget cuts over the years, they still turn out a lot of great work and successful projects every year. And also, we actually get most of the shit we build to Mars. And one last thing, just to be complete, that's not what you said, at all. All they are doing is trying to send robots to Mars. Its got nothing to do with getting a human to Mars, its about trying to get at least something up there.[/QUOTE] Our scientists aren't drunk most of the time, but they are sometimes caught with Coke.
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