Comments on: Whatever happened to Russia's Moon lander? http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 19:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dan Hibiki http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382866 Dan Hibiki Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382866 Soviets also had a lot of external pipes that strategically twist and turn to reduce over heating. Soviets also had a lot of external pipes that strategically twist and turn to reduce over heating.

]]> By: Andrew Singleton http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382646 Andrew Singleton Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382646 and a 50/50 chance of this hypothetical nuke still being in working order. and a 50/50 chance of this hypothetical nuke still being in working order.

]]> By: WinstonSmith2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382596 WinstonSmith2012 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382596 Here are all of the LRO photos of the Lunas.  Click on the images to see large: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/index.php?/archives/539-Mare-Crisium-Failure-then-Success.html Here are all of the LRO photos of the Lunas.  Click on the images to see large:

http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/index.php?/archives/539-Mare-Crisium-Failure-then-Success.html

]]> By: petsounds http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382494 petsounds Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382494 I guess that was supposed to be a joke..? The Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module had Guidance/Nav computers on-board: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer I guess that was supposed to be a joke..? The Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module had Guidance/Nav computers on-board: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

]]> By: allium http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382358 allium Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382358 Soviet-era QA couldn't produce electronics in quantity that would operate reliably in open vacuum, so the main systems were enclosed in nitrogen pressure vessels. Soviet-era QA couldn’t produce electronics in quantity that would operate reliably in open vacuum, so the main systems were enclosed in nitrogen pressure vessels.

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382331 pjcamp Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382331 If by "land on the Moon" you mean "smack it in the face with a big ol' cannonball" then yeah, Luna 2 did that. If by “land on the Moon” you mean “smack it in the face with a big ol’ cannonball” then yeah, Luna 2 did that.

]]> By: BombBlastLightingWaltz http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382234 BombBlastLightingWaltz Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382234 On board punch card data storage system.  Sorry about that. On board punch card data storage system. 

Sorry about that.

]]> By: petsounds http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382148 petsounds Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382148 Did the Luna landers have computers on-board, or were signals received from Earth that triggered discrete mechanical operations (such as taking a sediment sample)? Did the Luna landers have computers on-board, or were signals received from Earth that triggered discrete mechanical operations (such as taking a sediment sample)?

]]> By: Foley Walker http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382146 Foley Walker Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382146 Here's a great set of contemporary photos of their manned lunar landing module (and some other equipment of that era), now sitting at one of the buildings at the Moscow Institute of Aviation: http://russos.livejournal.com/742445.html Here’s a great set of contemporary photos of their manned lunar landing module (and some other equipment of that era), now sitting at one of the buildings at the Moscow Institute of Aviation:
http://russos.livejournal.com/742445.html

]]> By: Dan Hibiki http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382138 Dan Hibiki Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382138 though there's a 50/50 chance that it's also got a nuke in it. though there’s a 50/50 chance that it’s also got a nuke in it.

]]> By: Cicada Mania http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382134 Cicada Mania Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382134 In Soviet Russia the Moon lands on you! Sorry. In Soviet Russia the Moon lands on you!

Sorry.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382075 Guest Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382075 I thought it landed on Gilligan's Island. I thought it landed on Gilligan’s Island.

]]> By: p1130 http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382008 p1130 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382008 The previous Luna 16 did work and managed to return 100 grams of lunar soil automatically to Earth in 1970. And if anyone ever goes up there, the remains of the succesful Luna 24 are a mere 2300 meters away from the full luna 23 lander. (pic: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/uploads/LROCiotw/luna23_24_regional.png ) The previous Luna 16 did work and managed to return 100 grams of lunar soil automatically to Earth in 1970.

And if anyone ever goes up there, the remains of the succesful Luna 24 are a mere 2300 meters away from the full luna 23 lander. (pic: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/uploads/LROCiotw/luna23_24_regional.png )

]]> By: Incipient Madness http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1382004 Incipient Madness Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1382004 Thats a very steampunk looking lander.  Thats a very steampunk looking lander. 

]]> By: abstract_reg http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1381895 abstract_reg Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1381895 Did the Sea of Crisis get named after this incident? If no, I think the real problem was the Soviets' lack of ironic sense. Did the Sea of Crisis get named after this incident? If no, I think the real problem was the Soviets’ lack of ironic sense.

]]> By: chris jimson http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1381864 chris jimson Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1381864 Future astronauts take note: if you are ever stranded on Earth's moon, there is Soviet a lander with a (presumably) full fuel tank in the Sea of Crisis. Future astronauts take note: if you are ever stranded on Earth’s moon, there is Soviet a lander with a (presumably) full fuel tank in the Sea of Crisis.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/03/28/whatever-happened-to-russias.html#comment-1381838 Mister44 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=151770#comment-1381838 That's awesome that we can now take pics of stuff like this. I've already seen their series of moon landing sites. That’s awesome that we can now take pics of stuff like this. I’ve already seen their series of moon landing sites.

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