On Dec 25, 2003, at 10:54 PM, Randy Muller wrote:
> Richard Ozer wrote:
>> Mars has a nasty habit of eating spacecraft.
>
> Given the failure rate of Mars probes over the last 40 years, I'm
> surprised anyone thinks there's a reasonable chance of sending people
> there within 10 years.
No problem: just be willing to accept a higher than usual percentage
of failures. There would be plenty of volunteers anyway...
-- Bill Arnett bill@No-Spam http://nineplanets.org/ Emerald Hills CA USA 37 27 N 122 15 W