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NASA Plans On Bringing Back Martian Rocks

Posted by timothy on Monday October 1, 2001 @09:49AM from the what's-a-couple-of-billion-for-some-rocks dept.

FortKnox writes: "In this Y! article, NASA is planning on sending a robotic mission to Mars in an attempt to bring back Martian stuff (rocks, soil, etc...). Looks like its a tough mission to plan for; they are calling it 'Apollo without the astronauts.'" I would like to go to Mars in person, but if they're spending my money already, I'd like them to please use robots for a while.

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Mars Rock? by SpanishInquisition · 2001-10-01 09:54 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Is it better than Christian Rock?

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Franklin said it best! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-01 09:55 · Score: 4, Offtopic

Those who would trade mars rocks for earth rocks deserve neither mars nor earth rocks.
Haiku by 575 · 2001-10-01 10:27 · Score: 4, Offtopic

Can't find terrorists
Search earth, then the red planet.
They hide under rocks.
Is there life of Marx ? by vlad_petric · 2001-10-01 10:27 · Score: 0, Offtopic

(this is actually a book by Benjamin Kuras)

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Pet martian rocks? by dimer0 · 2001-10-01 11:56 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Pet martian rocks would be cool. Bring one back, paint a clown face on it, and use it as a paperweight.
Alien bacteria could kill us all! by Agent+Smart · 2001-10-01 12:31 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Hasn't anyone thought of that? Self-inficted germicide by techno-arrogant humans?

That'll teach us.