A literal description of my state of mind
A literal description of my state of mind
The European Space Agency is ready to launch it's first ever lunar mission this weekend. Carried aloft by an Ariane 5 rocket, the payload will be put into orbit around the moon, where it will map the surface.
The interesting thing about this probe is the use of a low-thrust ion engine. NASA's Deep Space 1 probe was the first to use ion propulsion.
Posted by Ted at September 26, 2003 10:51 PM | TrackBackThe Ariane is a French rocket, isn't it? Won't it surrender to the little green men?
OK, there's a better joke in there somewhere.
Posted by: Victor at September 27, 2003 05:24 PM:) The Ariane program started off well, but hit a rough spot when their new and improved version tended to blow up.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a consortium dominated by France.
Posted by: Ted at September 27, 2003 08:00 PM