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...colleagues at esa are indulging their obsession at a time of heightened interest in space - and heightened controversy about space exploration. The success of ESA's Mars Express orbiter mission and NASA's Spirit and Opportunity landers - all of which sent back stunning photos of the Red Planet - promises fascinating advances in our knowledge of our planetary neighbor. But the explosion of the Columbia space shuttle last year, killing all seven astronauts on board, has raised doubts about the cost of space travel - both in terms of dollars and in human life. Unmanned missions like Rosetta - and Britain's plucky...
...showtune plays. At the castle several times a day, Cinderella and friends act out a lively tableaux for the edification of those in the plaza below. The cumulative effect, over a couple of days, is to convince the children that they are in another country - on another planet - where, at any given moment, something extraordinary might happen. ?I want to live in Disney World,? said Jack. Who wouldn...
...This is like being on the Van Halen tour,” he said. “I haven’t been this excited since I played pocket pool and watched Animal Planet this morning...
...second U.S. Mars Rover, Opportunity, is sending back some pretty spectacular pictures, showing possible evidence of water and former life on the Red Planet. The first rover, Spirit, after being disabled by computer problems, is back on its feet and exploring too. The successful mission should be an inspiration for the space-faring nations of the world--a community that is growing fast. No one comes close to NASA's $15.5 billion annual budget. But here's a look at who else is trying to make a mark in space...
BUDGET: $3.6 BILLION Made up of 15 nations, it hopes to land on a comet in 2014 and send a human to Mars by 2033. But its Beagle 2 rover disappeared on the Red Planet on Christmas...