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ESA and NASA Establish a Joint Mars Exploration Initiative

Posted by samzenpus on from the quaid-and-kuato-approved dept.

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."

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  1. Re:What happened? by icebike · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In the meantime, we spent those trillions chasing the Taliban over hill and dale, and propping up ponzie schemes of banks.

    But thank god it wasn't wasted!

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  2. Re:What happened? by QuantumG · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think a better question to ask is what the proponents of that public spending project did to convince Congress it was worth the money, or how they got Congress to keep paying the money long after it should have been canceled, and asking if you would like the proponents of your public spending project to do the same. If not, then why sit around wondering how it is that your rivals get more funding?

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  3. Re:All I forsee is confusion. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Thanks for the info, next time I'll look for the Californian embassy if I need a visum.