https://scientificgamer.com/probe-landings/ Science, gaming, and all things in between. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.36 https://scientificgamer.com/probe-landings/#comment-916 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:11:49 +0000 http://scientificgamer.com/?p=2252#comment-916 The Soviets had their space program slightly gutted after the Americans got the Moon, but they devoted what resources they did have left on doing practical, non-photogenic work like Lunokhod, which didn’t make news headlines because landing a robot on the moon while the Americans were landing people on it wasn’t seen as a big achievement even though all subsequent space exploration has been done by robots. Mir is the same: the Russians have more experience with long-term space survival and endurance than anyone thanks to Mir, but it’s almost forgotten these days because the ISS exists.

]]> https://scientificgamer.com/probe-landings/#comment-915 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:22:01 +0000 http://scientificgamer.com/?p=2252#comment-915 I too, had not realized that the soviets ever got that ahead. I always assumed they had stopped after the U.S landed and Korielev’s partner took over the space program.

]]> https://scientificgamer.com/probe-landings/#comment-913 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:56:04 +0000 http://scientificgamer.com/?p=2252#comment-913 I had no idea the Russians landed a rover on the moon. I’m learning!

]]> https://scientificgamer.com/probe-landings/#comment-911 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:50:00 +0000 http://scientificgamer.com/?p=2252#comment-911 Smashing probes into celestial bodies. Fun AND useful.

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