They had one trip

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They had one trip

Raoul — 6/5/2007 7:31:40 PM (archived)

Going back and forth to space is quite different from moving in space for centuries!

Mars Global Surveyor had a solar panel problem before it even went into Mars orbit, and it did manage to work....until an error made months before, related to its configuration, ended its mission.

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Orbiters feel Pain of Aging - carl - 6/5/2007 4:59:20 PM
- What means "aging" for those spacecrafts? - Raoul - 6/5/2007 6:46:24 PM
  - Disposable Spacecraft of the 60's-70's - carl - 6/5/2007 7:08:13 PM
    - It's weakest link that counts, not really the age - Raoul - 6/5/2007 7:25:52 PM
      - TANKS - carl - 6/6/2007 2:08:04 PM
      - the Space.com article does explain exactly that: - Daniel - 6/6/2007 5:55:27 AM
        
        Filament-wound tanks - TB - 6/6/2007 7:15:29 PM
    - The Pioneer and the Voyagers - TheSheepLookUp - 6/5/2007 7:14:59 PM
      - They had one trip - Raoul - 6/5/2007 7:31:40 PM
  - 1998 is old? - TheSheepLookUp - 6/5/2007 6:56:31 PM
    - It could very well be!:) (n/t) - Raoul - 6/5/2007 7:02:28 PM

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