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Rxke

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2003-11-03

Posts: 3,669

Re: Mars Sample Return Mission by ESA - 2011 at the earliest

Hmmm... Still a bit vapourwarish, but it's a start...[http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0404/03marssample/]Spaceflightnow.com

Palomar

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From: USA

Registered: 2002-05-30

Posts: 9,734

Re: Mars Sample Return Mission by ESA - 2011 at the earliest

*Go ESA!    I saw a similar article earlier this morning at spaceref.com (IIRC). 

NASA should have achieved this already, but that's not a "grudge" statement towards the ESA by any means.

--Cindy

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GCNRevenger

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From: Earth

Registered: 2003-10-14

Posts: 6,056

Re: Mars Sample Return Mission by ESA - 2011 at the earliest

Sounds like a big shiney buracratic press op to me

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Yang Liwei Rocket

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Registered: 2004-03-03

Posts: 993

Re: Mars Sample Return Mission by ESA - 2011 at the earliest

clever idea for a mission but Mars is not an easy place to get a probe, many have been unlucky in the past. Maybe ESa should try comets sample return before mars mission goes ahead?

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