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The funny thing is that you could almost classify most space missions as drones (or probes).
by zitterbewegung 8y ago
The funny thing is that you could almost classify most space missions as drones (or probes).
- dullgiulio 8y agoThey are usually called rovers, unless they actually fly. I cannot name any single atmospheric flight on another planet, only controlled plunges.
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- KineticLensman 8y agoThe Vega-1 and Vega-2 balloons operated for more than 46 hours in the atmosphere of Venus as part of the Soviet Venera programme [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program
- roywiggins 8y agoEveryone forgets about that program, and it was incredible stuff.