lmm@cci632.UUCP (Lance Michel) (11/06/89)
Being somewhat new to the Net, I was impressed with the resources available to anyone who is looking for information. I was especially impressed over the detail of the Status Reports From NASA. However, the subject that I didn't see covered thus far was the CURRENT status of some of the old probes which have long since been forgotten by the media. I was wondering if anyone could provide any information regarding the following projects: Viking 1,2 1975 Still sending any signals? If not, when did they stop? Mariner 1,2 1962 Did we get any data? 3-7 1963+ Do we even know where they are? 8 Crashed in the ocean right? 9 1971 What was the mission? 10 1973 Venus. Any data? ?? That's all of them Right? Pioneer 1-3 Failed moon trajectories? 4-9 All Moon related? 10,11 Jupiter,Saturn Still operating? Pioneer Venus 1 1978 Where are they now? How do you know? Venus 2 Probes released? What about them? Ranger 3-9 1965+ All Moon related? Any data coming in? Lunar Orbiter ???? What was this for? Surveyor 1968 Just for landing site research? SOVIET PROBES: Any info at all would be interesting. Luna Venera Mars Others? I realize that this list is rather long, and beyond the scope of information you wish to cover. But I have looked in a few libraries and found not much more than what I've listed. If you feel that these questions require too much work to answer, perhaps you could suggest some resources which are available to the public and cover these projects in detail. Also, I'm interested in knowing if any of these probes are still sending signals of any kind. At first I thought a probe from 1965 would be long dead. Then I realized that it wouldn't take much to operate a simple "beacon" for decades. P.S. Please dont flame me, I'm just another curious individual. Thanx in advance for your attention! Voyager Nut!