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Mmmm... not so sure, the Huygens probe was a high visibility ESA mission[0] and worked fine. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huygens_(spacecraft) https://en.
by dr_zoidberg 10y ago
Mmmm... not so sure, the Huygens probe was a high visibility ESA mission[0] and worked fine.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huygens_(spacecraft) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huygens_(spacecraft)
- trothamel 10y agoWell, except for one of the two data channels being lost, and a design that had a major flaw that was overcome only with heroic engineering effort (and a major mission redesign). Both of these are discussed in the wikipedia page.
- mynameisvlad 10y agoSure, but I wouldn't consider any of those "catastrophic failures".
- dr_zoidberg 10y agoStill the only agency that landed on Titan, which was never attempted before and there was no previous data/experience on how to do it.
- Gravityloss 10y agoIt wasn't publicized anywhere near enough. :(