Mars Launch Timeline
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Wurde aktualisiert: 29 Jan 2018
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Marsnik 1Marsnick 2Sputnik 22Mars 1Sputnik 24Mariner 3Mariner 4Zond 2Mariner 6Mariner 7Mars 1969AMars 1969BMariner 8Kosmos 419Mars 2Mars 3Mariner 9Mars 4Mars 5Mars 6Mars 7Viking 1Viking 2Phobos 1Phobos 2Mars ObserverMars Global SurveyorMars 96Mars PathfinderNozomiMars Climate OrbiterMars Polar Lander/Deep Space 2Mars OdysseyMars Express/Beagle 2Mars Exploration Rover SpiritMars Exploration Rover OpportunityMars Reconnaissance OrbiterPhoenix Mars LanderPhobos-GruntMars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN)Mars Orbiter MissionPerioden
Here, the USSR appears to be rapidly sending out Mars orbiters in
an attempt to be ahead of the continuing space race. They have very
little success at this point in time however, and none of their orbiters
manage to properly make it to Mars. The US does not have any Mars
missions during this time period, and yet their first missions will still be
more successful than these 5 first Mars exploration attempts.The reason for these two year gaps between
missions is because the easiest and most
cost-effective time to send spacecraft is when Mars
and the Earth are the closest together. This happens
about every two years, so most spacecraft will
be sent between February and September in
odd numbered years.The failures of the USSR's Mars 4-7 marked the USSR's last attempts in the 70s and early 80s
to send spacecraft to Mars. Viking 1 and Viking 2 were sent by the US to gather images of Mars,
with great success. Because they operated for such a long time, US will also not send anymore
spacecraft to Mars until the 90s.After a short gap in launches, the world begins to continue its exploration of Mars.
Spacecraft have started to become very modern with some of these still
functioning today. Most are solar powered rovers, and a couple of new countries
have joined the game with varying success. Japan joined with a spacecraft that is
actually more reminiscent of older USSR spacecraft, while the European Space
Agency created one that is still functioning today in other missions. The USSR
has also become Russia here.It is at this point that Mars sensationalism has peaked with the quirky
personalities and names that have been assigned to these rovers. They have an almost
animal-like quality to them despite being robots, so the images that have come out of it
are latched onto as these thinking, unfeeling machines are called "cute".Gruppieren
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