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Boeing Delta 2 Sends First of Pair of RoversTo Mars

Posted by michael on from the fore! dept.

brandido writes "Space.com is reporting that NASA has successfully launched the first of its pair of new rovers, recently named Spirit, on its trek to Mars. In addition, the article reports that "Spirit separated from the Delta 2's upper stage having already achieved Earth escape velocity." Looks like we are on our way, boys and girls."

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  1. On our way? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We may be on our way, but China and Germany are both ahead of us. In fact, they're months aead of us in their approach to Mars to explore it with robots and such.

    Ah, good old (LATE) American ingenuity.

    Oh well, let's spend more money on letting fat bitches sit at home and watch Oprah and squirt out brain-dead crack babies instead of funding the exploration of our environment for the betterment of mankind.