Another Epic Triumph for the British Space Program

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

The Schiaparelli lander is Italian-built, you prannies.

Then why were you all chest pounding about it being British a couple of days ago? Given it's success, I do strongly believe Britain was very involved.

 

[taxslave]

Going to be another bunch of lost weather balloons floating around. One will land in downtown Detroit and the brits will think it landed on Mars.

 

[Danbones]

well downtown Detroit and the wastelands of mars aren't that far apart

 

[Murphy]

Then why were you all chest pounding about it being British a couple of days ago? Given it's success, I do strongly believe Britain was very involved.

He is the British version of selfsame. He's delusional. He's typical of the little island: low IQ, interbred and attractive to immigrants from the ME. Maybe the Brits can start sending immigrants into space in one of their rockets.

 

[Danbones]

but like criminals to Australia they sent the under classes to be the colonies
sure explains that obamanation the US

lucky us we got some of our tards from France too

 

[Blackleaf]

Then why were you all chest pounding about it being British a couple of days ago? Given it's success, I do strongly believe Britain was very involved.

I never once said the Schiaparelli was British-built. It isn't. It's Italian. Even its name is Italian.

 

[Murphy]

but like criminals to Australia they sent the under classes to be the colonies sure explains that obamanation the US

And everyone that Britain sent away is doing better than they are. :lol:

But it's no surprise. As a group, they aren't that bright. They only attract the best to their little island.

 

[Cannuck]

Probably Martian ghosts

 

[EagleSmack]

Could you give us the number of successful British probes on Mars?

Just a "round" figure, eh, Squire? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink. Say no more, Squire!

They can't even put a lander on the surface never mind a rover.

At least Beagle 2 has company.

 

[Curious Cdn]

The Schiaparelli lander is Italian-built, you prannies.

Fix It AgainTony

 

[Johnnny]

Mars lander lost on its descent, ESA confirms


Mars lander lost on its descent, ESA confirms


Meanwhile, the Martian Embassy confirms that it has asked the London Metropolitan Police to issue an Anti-Social Behaviour Order against Whitehall for dumping trash in the neighbour's garden.

I told him America does it better...


Britain should follow Europe's example. Thanks to Europe we had the cassini huygens mission which has been one of the most successful outer planet mission to date. Plus it's my favourite website

 

[Curious Cdn]

I told him America does it better...


Britain should follow Europe's example. Thanks to Europe we had the cassini huygens mission which has been one of the most successful outer planet mission to date. Plus it's my favourite website

The Americans claim that one is an *****AMERICAN***** mission.

Yes, beautiful pix.

 

[Johnnny]

The Americans claim that one is an *****AMERICAN***** mission.

Yes, beautiful pix.

The Euros were a big part of it.

 

[Curious Cdn]

The Euros were a big part of it.

I know that bit in another thread, I was told that the US was responsible for the whole thing. It is to be expected, after all.

 

[Johnnny]

I know that bit in another thread, I was told that the US was responsible for the whole thing. It is to be expected, after all.

If it ain't me or spaminator talking Astronomy then it ain't real.

Which thread?

The Schiaparelli lander is Italian-built, you prannies.

The eye-ties have been to Saturn. The brits have been in the dirt

 

[Ludlow]

my balls itch~cheech marin. GO CUBS!

 

[darkbeaver]

It's a very big planet but still the limeys missed.

 

[Johnnny]

my balls itch~cheech marin. GO CUBS!

You remind me of a groupie.....

 

[Curious Cdn]

Apparently, Schiaparelli really augered straight into Mars. They have determined that it was in a total free fall from four kilometers up.

Schiaparelli ... wasn't he the Captain of the Costa Concordia?

You know ... "Taka offa the women's clothes, Schiaparelli and getta backka inna boat!"

 

[darkbeaver]

Britain is one of the world's leading satellite manufacturers.

As for Schiaparelli, it's Italian-built.

Can you provide us with the figures? You seem like an expert on such matters.



How many Yank craft to Mars have fallen victim to the Mars Curse?

In 1964, NASA’s Mariner 3 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In space, its solar panels failed to open and the batteries went flat. Now it’s orbiting the Sun, dead. In 1965, Russian controllers lost contact with Zond 2 after it lost one of its solar panels. It lifelessly floated past Mars in the August of that year, only 1,500 km away from the planet. In March and April, 1969, the twin probes in the Soviet Mars 1969 program both suffered launch failure, 1969A exploded minutes after launch and 1969B took a U-turn and crashed to earth. More recently, NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter crashed into the Red Planet in 1999 after an embarrassing measurement unit mix-up caused the satellite to enter the atmosphere too low. On Christmas 2003, the world waited for a signal from the UK Mars lander, Beagle 2, after it separated from ESA’s Mars Express. To this day, there’s been no word.

Looking over the past 48 years of Mars exploration, it makes for sad reading. A failed mission here, a “lost” mission there, with some unknowns thrown in for good measure. It would seem that mankind’s efforts to send robots to Mars have been thwarted by bad luck and strange mysteries. Is there some kind of Red Planet Triangle (much like the Bermuda Triangle), perhaps with its corners pointing to Mars, Phobos and Deimos? Is the Galactic Ghoul really out there devouring billions of dollars-worth of hardware?

The Mars Curse - Universe Today

America the illustrious needs Russian Rocket Engines.

I sure the space race never ended, can't.