Bummer. NASA won't have the cash to be part of the collaboration with the EU to launch the ExxoMars rover in 2018. Now the European Space Agency is fluttering its lashes at the Roosians to see if they fancy it.
Damnation. Sort yourself out, America!
NASA budget woes scotch ExxoMars
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NASA budget woes scotch ExxoMars
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Re: NASA budget woes scotch ExxoMars
Russkie probes have a long and distinguished history of crashing into Mars, or missing it completely.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
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Re: NASA budget woes scotch ExxoMars
Russia and the guy who built the Beagle 2.klr wrote:Russkie probes have a long and distinguished history of crashing into Mars, or missing it completely.
What could possibly go wrong?
Everyone better duck and cover.
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Re: NASA budget woes scotch ExxoMars
Oh yeah ... "Mars on a shoestring", by Colin PillingerClinton Huxley wrote:Russia and the guy who built the Beagle 2.klr wrote:Russkie probes have a long and distinguished history of crashing into Mars, or missing it completely.
What could possibly go wrong?
Everyone better duck and cover.
They don't even know where the damn thing crashed.
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Re: NASA budget woes scotch ExxoMars
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4542174.stmklr wrote:Oh yeah ... "Mars on a shoestring", by Colin PillingerClinton Huxley wrote:Russia and the guy who built the Beagle 2.klr wrote:Russkie probes have a long and distinguished history of crashing into Mars, or missing it completely.
What could possibly go wrong?
Everyone better duck and cover.
They don't even know where the damn thing crashed.
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