I don't know if I'll be able to put up with everyone acting surprised when Russia and/or Europe and/or China beat the U.S. to a manned landing on Mars.  This article shows a combined Russian-European effort to explore some of the physiology and psychology problems that might arise during such a mission.  Where will it be?  Chinese patriotic fervor?  Eccentric Russian fossil fuel billionaire and hardy army volunteers?
I think most of us would be all-for an international effort but in the U.S. political climate, committing to funds as would be needed for such an endeavor would be political suicide.  I hope I'm wrong.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
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