#mars observer

[spaceexp]

30 years ago, on  September 25, 1992, launch of the Martian probe Mars Observer from Cape Canaveral by a Titan 3 launcher.

The probe was declared lost on August 21, 1993 three days before its Martian insertion, for a cause still not precisely determined today.

by @spacemen1969

[thiscountryneedsitslegends]

The Lonely Place Motel Revisited (The Night Diaries #29) A7+E 35mm F1.8 OSS [explored]

Explore Mars Observer ♂'s photos on Flickr. Mars Observer ♂ has uploaded 2613 photos to Flickr.

[clio-muse-of-history]

August 21

In 1993, NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer three days prior to orbital insertion.  The official report stated that the likely cause of failure was a fuel tank rupture, but it's time you learned what really destroyed the probe:

Space Bigfoot.

[womenwearingpearls]

Mars Observer - https://tlpserendipity.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/glasstronomical-delights/

[theleoisallinthemind]

Mars Observer

[brutalgeneration]

Strange Lights #11 [explored] by Mars Observer ♂ on Flickr.