The Great Martian Traffic Jam

Posted by michael on Wednesday April 23, 2003 @06:21AM from the gridlock dept.

Kathy Miles writes "Not one, but three space agencies are lining up for Mars launches for June this year. The ESA (European Space Agency) is planning to launch their Mars Express in June for a December landing. NASA has two Mars landers almost ready to go, having fixed a few last minute problems and Japan is launching a Mars Orbiter called Nozomi. The two NASA rovers should arrive in January. Everyone wants to launch around June because Mars will not only be at opposition that month, but nearing a close approach to Earth in August when Mars will be closer to Earth than its been in hundreds of years."

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Breaking News by follower_of_christ · 2003-04-23 06:41 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Both Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are attempting to contract with both the Japanese and the European Space Agency to be aboard one of these vessels headed to Mars.
An interview was held with Former Iraqi Minister of Information Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf. He was quoted saying, 'DO NOT BELIEVE THE INFIDELS! There are no rovers! There is no Mars! They are lieing to you! Iraq still owns Mars! They are nowhere near it! We have spit on those snakes!'