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Now, then - what happened to all the images that were taken on the way to Mars this time and the times before that? It really costs not a lot more to receive images taken on the way there and we may even get to see the stars (or other bodies in space) in a unique and interesting way.
I think we have to say that there IS a lot of evidence that we are not getting the best possible images from any of the spacecraft sent out - including the ones on asteroid fly-bys. Now, why would that be if they are spending our money on what they say they are spending it on?
There are plenty of secret projects which we have not heard about for years and years, and I am talking about the Blackbird, and other stealth fighters. This makes it very possible that there are numerous black projects which some people now about but about which we know nothing. The scientists at NASA are no different from anyone else not "in the know" if they suspect something, they keep their mouths shut because basically they work for the government. Why should these Mars projects be any different from the secret projects?
For all we know, all the Mars Rovers could be planted in the middle of the desert and be being controlled from the Control Room wherever. A suitable delay in transmission and reception or bounced off a satellite would allow the deep space network to receive these transmissions. We know that the Rovers cannot go very fast or very far, and so the desert area does not have to be that large and the military has miles and miles of real estate in the desert.
There are also unexplained questions which have not been answered. Questions such as who or what cleans the Rovers solar panels. We are told the wind does that, however, the wind does not blow 'blueberries' into piles behind rocks like the wind does here on earth. It does not cause erosion or dump sand on the windward side of rocks and hollow out the leeward side around rocks. We have been shown 'dust devils' (possibly to explain the tracks we can see from space) so that would give an explanation of those but it does not account for the lack of wind-blown blueberries, erosion, or sand deposits. Over millions of years there SHOULD be many examples of wind erosion, but where are they? Not observable from the MERs photos.
We have a dot-photo of Phoenix decaying we have a dot-photo of Spirit, but we do not appear to have any evidence that they are where they say they are. The Mars Orbiter can zoom in on other features, so why not these two robot features? The same with the Moon rovers. We have dot-photos of these but nothing worth seeing.
I am sorry to the sceptics, but to me, it all adds up to something secret being kept from me and hidden. I do not see any other explanation for it. There can be absolutely no reason why we do not get the best possible resolution images that the space craft can produce. There is no security issue as there is (supposedly) no life on either the Moon or Mars, so why all this secrecy? No terrorists, No aliens, Nothing that could possibly be worth keeping this data from us - or is there?
IF the rovers are on Mars, then from what I see, there is life there. If they are not there, then that in itself is a scandal too.
Originally posted by Smartguy
In 3D space airplanes and helicopters must control pitch, roll and yaw.
In 3D space rockets must control infinite pitch, infinite roll and infinite yaw. Therefore it is tremendously difficult.
There were no images taken on the way to Mars because the cameras were in a protective housing for re-entry.
Originally posted by qmantoo
ESA and NASA have sent missions to Mars.
ISS images dont show space but just blackness.
China have sent 2x Moon missions.
India has sent 2 Moon missions.
Japan has sent a Moon mission.
Russia too has probably gone to the Moon numerous times and not released the images.
None have given us any decent images with state-of-the-art cameras they carried. The Japanese have released the most pictures of the Moon out of the above countries, but even those are little more than what we see animated on Youtube every day. India still owes us at least 40,000 images and China has released a few publicity shots. Why do you think no country wants to show how great they are at reaching the Moon? Why that would be?
Now, then - what happened to all the images that were taken on the way to Mars this time and the times before that? It really costs not a lot more to receive images taken on the way there and we may even get to see the stars (or other bodies in space) in a unique and interesting way.
I think we have to say that there IS a lot of evidence that we are not getting the best possible images from any of the spacecraft sent out - including the ones on asteroid fly-bys. Now, why would that be if they are spending our money on what they say they are spending it on?
There are plenty of secret projects which we have not heard about for years and years, and I am talking about the Blackbird, and other stealth fighters. This makes it very possible that there are numerous black projects which some people now about but about which we know nothing. The scientists at NASA are no different from anyone else not "in the know" if they suspect something, they keep their mouths shut because basically they work for the government. Why should these Mars projects be any different from the secret projects?
For all we know, all the Mars Rovers could be planted in the middle of the desert and be being controlled from the Control Room wherever. A suitable delay in transmission and reception or bounced off a satellite would allow the deep space network to receive these transmissions. We know that the Rovers cannot go very fast or very far, and so the desert area does not have to be that large and the military has miles and miles of real estate in the desert.
There are also unexplained questions which have not been answered. Questions such as who or what cleans the Rovers solar panels. We are told the wind does that, however, the wind does not blow 'blueberries' into piles behind rocks like the wind does here on earth. It does not cause erosion or dump sand on the windward side of rocks and hollow out the leeward side around rocks. We have been shown 'dust devils' (possibly to explain the tracks we can see from space) so that would give an explanation of those but it does not account for the lack of wind-blown blueberries, erosion, or sand deposits. Over millions of years there SHOULD be many examples of wind erosion, but where are they? Not observable from the MERs photos.
We have a dot-photo of Phoenix decaying we have a dot-photo of Spirit, but we do not appear to have any evidence that they are where they say they are. The Mars Orbiter can zoom in on other features, so why not these two robot features? The same with the Moon rovers. We have dot-photos of these but nothing worth seeing.
I am sorry to the sceptics, but to me, it all adds up to something secret being kept from me and hidden. I do not see any other explanation for it. There can be absolutely no reason why we do not get the best possible resolution images that the space craft can produce. There is no security issue as there is (supposedly) no life on either the Moon or Mars, so why all this secrecy? No terrorists, No aliens, Nothing that could possibly be worth keeping this data from us - or is there?
IF the rovers are on Mars, then from what I see, there is life there. If they are not there, then that in itself is a scandal too.
Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by r2d246
And another poster, once again, circumventing any kind of technical explanation as to how it could be faked and not have the Russians, Chinese, Europeans, Japanese or anyone else picking up on the fact....
Radio telemetry alone is near impossible to fake and would have been a glaring smoking gun for the Moon landings or Mars landings to have been faked. Do explain how this was done...
ev·i·dence (v-dns)
n.
1. A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment: The broken window was evidence that a burglary had taken place. Scientists weigh the evidence for and against a hypothesis.
2. Something indicative; an outward sign: evidence of grief on a mourner's face.
3. Law The documentary or oral statements and the material objects admissible as testimony in a court of law.
tr.v. ev·i·denced, ev·i·denc·ing, ev·i·denc·es
1. To indicate clearly; exemplify or prove.
2. To support by testimony; attest.
Originally posted by r2d246
Zzzzzzzzzz, a few harvard scientists 10k and access to the radio shack catalog. Easy to fake.
Originally posted by stumason
Originally posted by r2d246
Zzzzzzzzzz, a few harvard scientists 10k and access to the radio shack catalog. Easy to fake.
It's all very well saying "easy to fake", but please tell me exactly how this, otherwise you're just making stuff up.
As a comms engineer myself, I have a pretty good handle on how these things work, do you?