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True Blue Door

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20. Not even close.

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 11:29 PM

Nov 2014

Currently operational US probes (not including Earth-observation or space telescopes):

Moon:
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Mercury:
MESSENGER

Mars:
Curiosity rover
Opportunity rover
MAVEN
2001: Mars Odyssey
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Asteroid Belt:
Dawn

Jupiter:
Juno (en route - arrives 2016)

Saturn:
Cassini

Pluto:
New Horizons (en route - arrives in July)

Interstellar:
Voyager 1
Voyager 2

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Currently operating European probes (not including Earth-observation or space telescopes):

Venus:
Venus Express

Comet:
Rosetta

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Currently operating Russian probes (same stipulations):

(none)

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Currently operating Chinese probes (same stipulations):

Moon:
Chang'e 3 / Yutu
Chang'e 5-T1

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Currently operating Indian probes (same stipulations):

Mars:
Mangalyaan

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Currently operating Japanese probes (same stipulations):

IKAROS (solar sail demonstrator in Sun-centric orbit)

Venus:
Akatsuki

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Dizzying new photo from China's lunar probe. [View all] True Blue Door Nov 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #1

Glorious exceptions. Difficult to relate to, though. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #3

Agree about human exploration. That will really reinvigorate things. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #5

This still shows up on facebook alfredo Nov 2014 #10

thank you alfredo irisblue Nov 2014 #11

Welcomed. In one of the videos, if you look closely, you can see a blue sprite. alfredo Nov 2014 #12

"service module" - another indication this is a step towards human lunar base. nt bananas Nov 2014 #4

Eventually, but I don't think China's in any hurry. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #6

beautiful allan01 Nov 2014 #7

First paragraph is incorrect bl968 Nov 2014 #8

Ah, yes. Good catch. I had read that, but it's a bit of a garbled translation True Blue Door Nov 2014 #9

A deadly hostile planet, inhabited largely by robotic blood-sucking monsters nikto Nov 2014 #13

It would be totally accurate to say that Earth True Blue Door Nov 2014 #14

Of course the moon is in the foreground. JohnnyRingo Nov 2014 #15

No, the Moon is in the background, as the text (quoted in reply #8) confirms muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #16

Math doesn't add up to me. JohnnyRingo Nov 2014 #17

Your figure for the Earth is incorrect: muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #18

Second Rate father founding Nov 2014 #19

Not even close. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #20

Moon is behind Earth in this picture. Orsino Nov 2014 #21

Good point. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #22