US Has an 'Enormous' Debt Problem: ECB Official

[Grandluxe]

Quote from nutmeg:

To heck with the story or the details.

What have we done with the money?

Nothing new and exciting was built, any new infrastruture, projects you know of? If you want your kid to be an astronuat you're going to have to move to a different country.

Fema is broke, no money now to really rebuild anything without more debt.

We have squandered a fortune..

Interesting that you mentioned astronauts as I just read this...

Thursday, August 25, 2011

China's First Mars Probe Set for October Launch

China's first Mars probe is on course to launch in October of this year

China National Space Administration's (CNSA) Yinghuo-1 will launch and will search for the causes behind the disappearance of water on Mars.

The flight will last between 10-11.5 months, at which point Yinghuo-1 will separate from Phobos-Grunt and enter into a 72.8 day equatorial orbit.

The primary objectives of Yinghuo-1 are to:

Investigate Mars' plasma environment and magnetic field.
Study the Martian ion escape processes and possible mechanisms.
Observe sandstorms.