Recent content by Jsheff

  1. J

    We may be in a 'golden age' of sample-return space missions

    Tianwen-1 is not a sample return mission, only an orbiter, lander, and rover.
  2. J

    Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)

    So ... aren't you going to correct the article you wrote?
  3. J

    Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)

    I don't believe you are correct that NASA's Viking spacecraft flew by Venus. Both Mariner 10 and MESSENGER did, however, on their way to Mercury. I believe Galileo did on its way to Jupiter and Cassini did on its way to Saturn. - John Sheff