4 Missions to be launched to Mars this year in search of signs of life

[gary]

Stephen Cass at IEEE Spectrum Magazine reports in this 4 Jan 2020
article on four missions that will search for life on Mars this year.

Originally Posted by Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum

In 2020, Earth and Mars will align. Every 26 months, a launch window for a low-energy “Hohmann” transfer orbit opens between the two. This July, no fewer than four missions are hoping to begin the nine-month journey.

Story here :-
https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/...-signs-of-life

[Wavytone]

Gawd ... what a waste of money. Surely there are higher priorities for science funding than this ?

At least Percival Lowell spun a ripper of a story.

[leon]

Agreed what a waste of good money, no one will ever live on that rock.
So many the world over need help first IMHO
Leon







Leon

[multiweb (Marc)]

Exciting times.