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To the Moon and Beyond

Posted by michael on from the europe-has-the-initiative-the-US-lacks dept.

isorox writes "The BBC is reporting that 'Europe is considering sending humans to the Moon, Mars and beyond within the next few decades', although the UK government 'does not support human space flight and will not fund UK citizens to go through the official European astronaut training programme'. However while plans are made for the next 30 years, Rosetta is due to launch in 2 weeks time, ready to rendevous and land on a comet in 2011. Assuming it doesn't blow up on launch."

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  1. Re:I just don't now anymore... by mangu · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I grew watching the all of the Mercury launches ... I see millions of homeless in America that we never tolerated before


    They weren't homeless when the USA was sending men to the moon, were they?