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Russian Rovers on the Moon
An Ignorant American writes "Perusing an Air & Space magazine the other day, I came across an article about Russian Moon Rovers during the space-race era. Thanks to my American science education, I had never heard of this feat. I asked around (friends and coworkers) and nobody else I've talked to has heard of them either. They were called 'lunokhod', and were the first of their kind. Unmanned, remotely operated rovers with basic instrumentation. Two were successfully landed on the Moon, each driving for many miles on the Moon's surface, returning tens of thousands of pictures. You can do a Google Search to start your education, or read what they have to say at Wikipedia on the subject (Wikipedia also has some external links.)"
"Lunokhod 1 actually toured the lunar Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) for 11 months in one of the greatest successes of the Soviet lunar exploration program" I wonder how they managed to get them to hold up (and be potentially useful) for that long? sheer dumb luck?
... but Australian education too. A quick survey around the office revealed that Aussies missed out on this little fact too. Same with the UK. Makes you wonder just how much history gets edited to highlight the wonders of our American overlords...
Thanks, nimrod. Did you bother to check on what Wikipedia's style recommendations for units are? It wasn't in keeping with them before you "fixed" it, but I suppose I'll have to go through and fix it up both ways now.
Damn, I started reading this article in high spirits (no, nothing to do with anything I've been smoking), remembering what I knew of Lunokhod from way back when myself, and seeing a link to Wikipedia, where I've made considerable contribution. But dimwits really seem to be getting under my skin as I read on. For what it's worth, Doug, it's not just you that has me sounding so harsh and irate right now.
ProofReading Markup Language - and yes, I find typos.
Well gee, I had an American education too and I knew all about the Soviet Moon rovers and other Soviet space feats. Maybe you just weren't paying attention?
Hey dick, learn to speak English first and then learn a something about the past, fucktard.
GNAA rocks - cumming to your town soon!
Come on, moderators! Some clown posts what amounts to nothing other than ridiculously sarcastic trash, and you mod it up?!
You can find these things called books at a place called a library.
It's unbelievable that anyone found this worthy of anything other than scorn. Pal, take your shitty attitude to some site that welcomes posts containing nothing but empty sarcasm.
So long, michael. Don't let the door hit you...