Canadian astronomer spots Soviet rover on moon

CBC News ^ | 3-17-10 | John Bowman

[smokingfrog]

Photo at link.

[FReepaholic]

[Red Badger]

But no dead cosmonauts?...................

[SJSAMPLE]

Saw a show on the largely unknown Soviet portion of the moon race. One good segment dealt with this rover and it was truly an amazing achievement.

[Quick Shot]

Wow, from above can’t see the wheels. Wonder if is on cinder block and someone stole the wheels.

[Constitution Day]

The Lunokhod rovers were the first remote-controlled vehicles to travel on an extraterrestrial body and still hold the record for longest rover trip at 35 kilometres. (The Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have travelled 7.7 kilometres and 19.5 kilometres, respectively.)

That is remarkable!

[Mr. K]

The space race was amazing and I remember the US sie had its own propoganda going- I grew up thinking John Glenn was the first man in space- not the first man to ORBIT the earth. That little detail was left out and no mention at all that a Russian man was first into space - I didnt leanr that until i was in college

[Sopater]

There goes the neighborhood.

[Cheetahcat]

Russians built them or Captured German scientists and Engineers?

[DonaldC]

“Russians built them or Captured German scientists and Engineers?”

As did we. LOL

[Drew68]

And this is apparently what we're looking at:

Anyone remember the old HBO antennas?

[Jack Hydrazine]

[bamahead]

ping

[steelyourfaith]

Maybe he can find Obama’s Birth Certificate.

[Cyman]

Looks sorta like a floater I have in my right eye.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Are there space aliens out there that have joined gangs that steal and fence wheels from Earth-made wheeled vehicle? That would make for a funny cartoon.

[No Truce With Kings]

“I grew up thinking John Glenn was the first man in space- not the first man to ORBIT the earth.”

The first man to *orbit* the Earth was either Yuri Gagarin or Gherman Titov. Both flew in 1961. Glenn flew in 1962. Gagarin is generally credited as the first man to orbit the Earth, but he landed west of where he launched, making it a fractional orbit. Titov was the second cosmonaut launched, and made 17 orbits, so he did orbit the Earth. So Glenn was only the first *American* to orbit the Earth (or else the first astronaut, as the Soviets had cosmonauts).

[chimera]

They did some good work up there with what we'd consider relatively simple (primitive) equipment. But sometimes simpler is better (not always). Those long-duration missions on the old Mir were quite remarkable feats.

Of course, they've had their share of tragedy, as we have. Komarov's (reputed) final words in his fatal parachute malfunction accident were truly heart-rending.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Let's see them try to steal these wheels!