August 07, 2002
New Mars Lander

marsbeagle2.jpgA story at CNN.com - Europe begins building Mars lander - shows that the Europeans are getting serious about finding life there. The craft is being built in clean room conditions to avoid contaminating its landing site, the better to "probe rocks, dig into the soil and sniff the air, checking for organic matter and other life-related compounds."

Posted by Dave at August 07, 2002 05:06 PM