The current love affair with GPS units can be extrapolated as follows.
Gov. mandates blackbox GPS units.
Features.
- Warns you if you speed,
- logs your trip data
- tells you your speeding
- prints out tickets if you break a trtaffic rule...
you get the picture?
Cries of the Russians are going to Mars isn't news. The Canadians and the Japanese have already said the same. The size and scope of a Mars landing will make it impossible for any one country to pull off, and the Russians are having trouble makeing their Space Station commitments. Such a mission will have to be heavily funded by ESA and NASA as well as the also rans. The problem is Bush, with the excuse of incredible budget over runs for the Space Station, has given NASA over to the bean counters. There will be no race to Mars, more likely is a race to the moon again, as the Chinese have declared their intentions to go do just that.
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The current love affair with GPS units can be extrapolated as follows. Gov. mandates blackbox GPS units. Features. - Warns you if you speed, - logs your trip data - tells you your speeding - prints out tickets if you break a trtaffic rule... you get the picture?
Cries of the Russians are going to Mars isn't news. The Canadians and the Japanese have already said the same. The size and scope of a Mars landing will make it impossible for any one country to pull off, and the Russians are having trouble makeing their Space Station commitments. Such a mission will have to be heavily funded by ESA and NASA as well as the also rans. The problem is Bush, with the excuse of incredible budget over runs for the Space Station, has given NASA over to the bean counters. There will be no race to Mars, more likely is a race to the moon again, as the Chinese have declared their intentions to go do just that.