Re: columbia -- what really happened

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 11:39, Craig Dickson wrote:
> csj@mindgate.net wrote:
> 
> > I believe the fastest way to get bipartisan support for a manned
> > mission to Mars is to convince the politicians that the mainland
> > Chinese are going to get there first.
> 
> Thus giving new meaning to the idea that Mars is "red"...

And dusty!

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_storm_update_011011.html

http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaDesert.html
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/29/china.desert/

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