Author Topic: Unlucky 13? (Read 21272 times)

Suzy · « **on:** 04/15/2008 10:06 pm »

"Scrap unlucky 13th mission: Russian space chief ". Anatolii Perminov suggests renaming Soyuz TMA-13 to -14 out of superstition! Maybe he is joking! Though remember what happened to Apollo-13...

tnphysics · « **Reply #1 on:** 04/15/2008 11:20 pm »

A joke, I bet.

iamlucky13 · « **Reply #2 on:** 04/15/2008 11:40 pm »

I say launch as planned!

Orbiter · « **Reply #3 on:** 04/15/2008 11:56 pm »

13? Such as Apollo 13? Yep, there has been unluckys before. Launch as planned.

The-Hammer · « **Reply #4 on:** 04/16/2008 12:08 am »

Given the lack of any problem with Soyuz 13, Soyuz T-13, and Soyuz TM-13, I don't see any reason to rename TMA-13.

astrobrian · « **Reply #5 on:** 04/16/2008 12:18 am »

TMA-81-A if we go by the shuttles way of skipping 13

Jirka Dlouhy · « **Reply #6 on:** 04/18/2008 07:54 pm »

I think in Korea is unlucky number 4. They skipped this number in Koreasat serie.

Unlucky numbers depend on culture group, which uses this.

edkyle99 · « **Reply #7 on:** 04/18/2008 11:46 pm »

The Arianespace V13 mission was a success. The V15 mission failed.

Atlas Centaur AC-13 was a success, as was its Surveyor 5 lunar lander.

Delta 13 was successful. It carried Explorer 14. Don't ask what happened to Explorer 13.

- Ed Kyle