Re: NASA Mars mission funding - better spent on paleo?

[ptnorton <ptnorton@suscom-maine.net>]

Another space junkie reporting that NASA confirmed the landing on Mars of 
the Phoenix probe at 7:55 p.m. EST today, although the landing actually took 
place about 10 minutes earlier :)

Amazing stuff, no doubt. Let's hope solar panels deploy OK and the that the 
little bugger can get to work!

PTJN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jrc" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
To: <danchure@easilink.com>
Cc: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: NASA Mars mission funding - better spent on paleo?


> I still think developing the technology for establishing  permanent, 
> independent colonies on the Moon, Mars, and in the asteroid belt is among 
> the most important projects we could spend money on.  Well worth doing.  It 
> has the potential for saving us.
> JimC