August 1, 2014

#1402: Harpoons

NUMBER OF HARPOONS IN SPACE

by year

[[A line graph with the x-axis numbered from 1950-2020 in ten year increments an the y-axis numbered 0-3. A red line rests at 0 until 1970 at which pints it spikes to 1, which is labeled ‘Apollo 12 rum incident’. It return to 0 and shoots up to 2 at 2004. This is marked ‘Rosetta Comet Mission launched carrying lander with harpoon tethers’. The line plateaus at 2 into the future.]]