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To: morphing libertarian

BINGO!

For some very weird reason trying to reach Mars has seen a disproportionate amount of failures compared to satellites sent to other planets in our solar system.

Some suspect sabotage. Others say there is a curse.

The Mars Curse
http://www.universetoday.com/13267/the-mars-curse-why-have-so-many-missions-failed/


30 posted on 09/25/2014 9:06:51 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Martians are expert at camouflage

Easy to just fly on by.

David copperfield uses done of their techniques to make large objects disappear.


31 posted on 09/25/2014 9:10:07 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Talk to John Carter.


33 posted on 09/25/2014 9:13:28 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

“For some very weird reason trying to reach Mars has seen a disproportionate amount of failures compared to satellites sent to other planets in our solar system.”

To make things worse, Mars has enough of an atmosphere and gravity to make landings tricky, but not enough atmosphere to make them easy (small parachutes deployed at lower altitudes) - which is why they have used so many creative ways to soft-land spacecraft.


43 posted on 09/25/2014 9:58:56 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Else some are running afoul of the still partially active old Martian orbital defenses.


46 posted on 09/26/2014 2:51:47 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

[ For some very weird reason trying to reach Mars has seen a disproportionate amount of failures compared to satellites sent to other planets in our solar system.

Some suspect sabotage. Others say there is a curse.

The Mars Curse
http://www.universetoday.com/13267/the-mars-curse-why-have-so-many-missions-failed/
]

Cue ancient “Aliens” Guy...


50 posted on 09/26/2014 8:30:19 AM PDT by GraceG (No, My Initials are not A.B.)
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