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Europe's Space Agency Wants To Do What NASA Can't

Posted by timothy on from the can-we-borrow-your-studio? dept.

coondoggie writes "The European Space Agency is moving forward with a plan to land an autonomous spacecraft on the moon by 2017, with the idea a manned vehicle could land there sometime in the future. It's a mission NASA had on its roadmap before the current budget debate, but such plans seem doomed now. The ESA is now seeking proposals for a lunar lander that would land on the south polar region of the Moon, which possible deposits of water ice, heavily cratered terrain, and long periods of sunlight make promising for explorers and scientists, the agency stated."

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  1. Alternate headline by geekoid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Europe's Space Agency Wants To Do Nothing.

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  2. to erase by Low+Ranked+Craig · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    bad moderation

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  3. Europe vs US by pydev · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If the US didn't have to bankroll Europe's defense, then perhaps the US could afford a more ambitious space program as well.

    1. Re:Europe vs US by Mindcontrolled · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      You are free to roll your troops out of here. It is not as if they serve any purpose after the cold war ended, they overstayed their welcome. Oh, and you might wanna check how much cash we are sinking into Afghanistan, mostly to clean up your mess behind you.

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