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==Real life conspiracy theories== | |||
From 1988-1993, all Russian and American probes sent to explore Mars failed. | |||
First, the RSA Phobos 1 lost radio communication on the way to Mars. | |||
Then, the RSA Phobos 2 lost radio communication immediately after aligning its orbit with the moon Phobos and preparing to drop two landers. Some of the last photos from Phobos 2 also showed an oddly-shaped shadow on the surface of Mars. | |||
Finally, the NASA Mars Observer lost radio contact and apparently exploded just before entering orbit. | |||
Needless to say, UFO conspiracy theorists had a field day, insisting that the shadow photographed by Phobos 2 was a cigar-shaped alien craft hiding between Mars and Phobos, which had shot down all three of the probes, and which was also somehow responsible for a number of other failed Mars missions. | |||
Never mind that there are perfectly good explanations for the failure of all three missions; or that plenty of previous and later missions were completely successful; or that most failed missions were canceled, failed at launch, or failed nowhere near Mars. There are still plenty of people who believe this today. For some examples, see [http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicmars.htm] or [http://www.alienhub.com/earth-cosmos/13-mars-2.html], or just do a Google search for dozens more. | |||
I think enough sci-fi buffs are familiar with these conspiracy theories--or at least with the general "Mars Curse," which NASA joking attributes to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Galactic_Ghoul#Mars_Curse|Great Galactic Ghoul]--that they were probably an influence on this episode. | |||
Also, when NASA's Mars Global Surveyor temporarily lost contact, it was described as "just a blip" by a NASA spokesman, exactly as BRG's Daniel Llewellyn said of Guenivere. | |||
--[[Special:Contributions/32.155.182.25|32.155.182.25]] 12:49, January 27, 2010 (UTC) | |||
