China and Russia to Launch Joint Mars Mission

The Interfacer writes "China and Russia are planning a joint mission to Mars that will bring back samples to earth and land on one of the red planet's tiny moons, state media quoted a Chinese scientist as saying Wednesday." From the article: "Russia will launch the spacecraft, while China will provide the survey equipment to carry out the unmanned exploration, Ye Peijian, a senior scientist at the Chinese Academy of Space Technology, told a meeting in Beijing, according to the official Xinhua news agency."

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or is it civ4?

[legoburner]

Isaac Asimov: There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.

Any space program is good news in my mind.