Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!watcgl!electro!ignac
From: ignac@electro.UUCP (Ignac Kolenko)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: solar orbiting probes
Message-ID: <1052@electro.UUCP>
Date: 29 Aug 89 18:49:22 GMT
Reply-To: ignac@electro.UUCP (Ignac Kolenko)
Organization: Electrohome Ltd., Kitchener, ON
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just wondering: i remember back in the early 60's some of the initial
attempts at putting something (or should i say, crashing something) on the
moon failed, and the probes ended up in solar orbit. has anyone launched
a probe that purposely ended up in solar orbit to study the sun?? would
there be any benefit to doing so rather than keeping the probe in orbit 
around the earth (ie: solar max mission)??

by the way, what's the oldest probe/satellite that we still have contact
with?? anything from the 60's still communicating??

and now we return you to reality ...

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=====Ignac A. Kolenko (The Ig)           watmath!watcgl!electro!ignac=====
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