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2003-Jun-02 [this day]

Space exploration is alive

A reader from New York wanted us to write about our passion for Mars. Well, these are exhilarating times. Mark your calendar. The Gnardian: If all goes well, on December 19 Beagle 2 will separate from the mothership and head straight for Mars, while Mars Express shifts into a hugely eccentric orbit around the planet. After five days, the lander will move into the thin Martian atmosphere at [19,200 km/h — i.e. 12,000mph], slow down, release a parachute, inflate a set of airbags, and bounce down on the plain of Isidis, just north of the Martian equator. It will be 2.45am on Christmas Day 2003. The lander is fittingly named after the ship that took Charles Darwin on his epic journey of scientific insight. The mission's objectives include drilling the Martian soil and sniffing the atmosphere for molecular signs of biological activity. See also Mars or Bust! for an excellent presentation of all current Martian expeditions, offered by the Planetary Society.

My questions: when are we going there, to explore in person, and to colonize? robots on Mars are fine, but they're not the final cause.

ObPersonalNote: In 1986-87, at Carnegie Mellon, I worked in a group on a software engineering project under the guidance of Jim Tomayko. The software was intended for the Planetary Society and NASA; we focused on the simulation of a human expedition to Mars. [this item]

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