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We should spend more money on space exploration, but you do remember the US landed several rovers on the moon in the last decade.
by macspoofing 13y ago
We should spend more money on space exploration, but you do remember the US landed several rovers on the moon in the last decade.
- acadien 13y agoNASA has sent 5 orbiters and 3 impactors in the past decade, but 0 robotic vehicles (I believe a 'rover' is driven by a person). Here's the list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_the_Moon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_the_Moon
- tanzam75 13y ago> (I believe a 'rover' is driven by a person) Doesn't have to be. Curiosity is usually described as a "rover." In-between commands sent from mission control, it operates autonomously. Until today, the last rover to drive around on the moon was the Soviet rover, Lunokhod 2, in 1973.