ESA and NASA Establish a Joint Mars Exploration Initiative

Matt_dk sends in a Spacefellowship article: "The ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood, met NASA's Associate Administrator for Science, Ed Weiler, in Plymouth, UK, to establish a way for a progressive programme for exploration of the Red Planet. The outcome of the bilateral meeting was an agreement to create a Mars Exploration Joint Initiative (MEJI) that will provide a framework for the two agencies to define and implement their scientific, programmatic and technological goals at Mars."

Comments

So did they finally decide...

[tokyoahead]

...on cm vs inches?

Re:I don't get it

[tnok85]

Basically, imagine that NASA is an inefficient huge gas guzzler - say, a Hummer.

Imagine that ESA is a small fleet of more gas efficient but boring compact cars - say, a Saab representing Sweden, a Volvo representing Germany, a Fiat representing Italy... you get the idea. Let's say there's about 11 cars, plus a bicycle from Canada I guess.

Now, somehow stuff all those cars into the Hummer, put a rocket on it, and launch it to Mars.

Re:MEASUREMENTS

[Daniel Dvorkin]

Before you critizise, please learn to spell.

I think I'm going to leave that line sitting there by itself for a while, in all its lonely glory.