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NASA, European Space Agency Want To Go To Mars

Posted by Soulskill on from the merging-to-beat-their-competitors dept.

coondoggie writes "NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are aiming to cooperate on all manner of robotic orbiters, landers and exploration devices for a future trip to Mars. Specifically, NASA and ESA recently agreed to consider the establishment of a new joint initiative to define and implement their scientific, programmatic, and technological goals for the exploration of Mars. The program would focus on several launch opportunities with landers and orbiters conducting astrobiological, geological, geophysical, climatological, and other high-priority investigations and aiming at returning samples from Mars in the mid-2020s."

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  1. Humanity's Current Trip To Mars by Ukab+the+Great · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is like a multi-billion dollar Harold and Kumar movie.

  2. My Two Kids Want To Go To Mars by jbeaupre · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My 3 year old and 2 year old are aiming to cooperate on all manner of Lego robotic orbiters, landers and exploration devices for a future trip to Mars. Specifically, they recently agreed to consider the establishment of a new joint initiative to define and implement their scientific, programmatic, and technological goals for the exploration of Mars. The program would focus on several launch opportunities with Lego landers and orbiters conducting astrobiological, geological, geophysical, climatological, and other high-priority investigations and aiming at returning samples from Mars this weekend.

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  3. France delivers Camembert Drive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    France delivers Camembert Drive
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    Paris, France: The French division of ESA has developed a new high-speed spaceship drive based around the repulsive nature of Camembert, and kinetic energy derived from the French snootily sticking their noses into the air.

    Coming soon after their Escargot module - a module that can only produce snails for food - this cements France's place on the international space technology table.

  4. Harold and Kumar go to Mars by thijsh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'd watch that shit!

    1. Re:Harold and Kumar go to Mars by MRe_nl · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Harold and Kumar's "Mars is a harsh mistress; Return of the Fresh Prince",
      sequel to the critically acclaimed Harold and Kumar's "The Moon is a harsh mistress", with Morena Baccarin as the harsh mistress?

      Yeah, that was the bomb.

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    2. Re:Harold and Kumar go to Mars by owlnation · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      No kidding! Mars, space amazon girls, and a load of fun, what's not to like. Plus, it gets Harold off the tedious yawn-fest soap opera that is Flashforward and back into doing good work.

    3. Re:Harold and Kumar go to Mars by thijsh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Ah yes, based on the novel of the late Robert A. Heinlein (great olde SciFi).
      Just like another one of his novels 'Red Planet' which became: 'Harold and Kumar go to Mars: The Red Hair Planet', where Harold and Kumar go to Mars to harvest the red hairs of the famous (80's) Red Hair Skunk Cannabis.

  5. Fp fago8z by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    guy6s are 0sually