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Europe Heads for the Moon in July

Orlando writes "The BBC are reporting that Arianespace are all set for sending Smart1 to the Moon in July. The mission's primary objectives are testing planetary exploration technologies. This is particularly good news after the recent Arianne rocket explosion." China's also planning a moon mission. The U.S. is planning to sit around and watch.

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  1. Re:BTDT by fenix+down · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You mean you're not going to smoke MARIJUANA? Why aren't you going to smoke MARIJUANA? MARIJUANA makes a lot of things seem unusually funny. You might want to try smoking some MARIJUANA to get that effect.

  2. Re:Skewed Priorities by dpete4552 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Israel has violated UN declarations as well, you never see us huff and puff about them. Probably because there is no significant amount of oil, if any, in Isreal. North Korea readily admits to developing a nuclear program and defying the US, and we don't care too much about them either (no oil). China launches takes and uses its army to kill its own people, including children, it is broadcast live to our livingrooms, and they just get scoled by Bush Sr. "Bad china! Don't do that again!" (No oil). Now when we are in a very depressing economic situation isn't it convenient that the Bush Administration is pulling Iraq out of their hat again. Nothing like bringing up Iraq changes the subject so well eh? Well at least Bushinomics are bringing tax cuts for the rich. Of course the masses are too busy being destracted by Bush and all of his war mongering.

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  3. Re:Skewed Priorities by Mark+(ph'x) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why kill your own citizens? Bush has enough fun blowing up innocent afghans...

    Oh but its a war on terror! Thats different then!

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  4. Re:american moon missions by ehiris · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As John lennon said:

    "Imagine there's no countries,
    It isnt hard to do,
    Nothing to kill or die for,
    No religion too,
    Imagine all the people
    living life in peace..."