SMART 1 takes photo of the Moon's surface.

Originally posted by Countermeasures
Really curious tough for the dark side of the moon and above all water-ice in craters near the poles to jumpstart colonisation.

Just had to nitpick you comment. It's the far side of the moon, not the dark side of the moon.

As the Earth's Lunar satellite, called the Moon moves around the Earth the dark side and the farside overlap and produce the different phases of our Moon. The half of the Moon that is in the shawdow is the darkside. Rik Riley

Alright Europe is on the fast track to space dominance! Who from Europe will be the first one on Mars?

[edit on 6/2/05 by Croat56]

The European Space Agency more than likely with the help of Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy. Not to mention backdoor help from Nasa.

[edit on 6-2-2005 by rikriley]

Who from Europe will be the first one on Mars?

Me! I would willingly sign up (as long as I could take some Mary Jane), if it means I can get off this cursed rock!

I think a manned mission to Mars would involve a joined effort from the United States and Europe's space agencies, and maybe China.

Now I was wondering U.S.A. and Western Europe had back in the 80's satelites that can see a car's Licence plate from 300 Miles up in the Atmosphere by now 2004-2005 I know for sure they have better improved satealite imaging, so ho come Smart 1 here doesn't show us the U.S. Flag planted by the Apollos astruNUTS back in the 60's?=ANswer: They (NASA) never went to the mooooonnnn!!!! hahahaahahah

I find it funny that just because you have yet to see a pic of that flag, you believe that the U.S. did not go to teh Moon, YET, you refuse to believe that the Soviets had obviously monitored the U.S. astronauts' radio signals from the Moon and thus would've openly stated the Moon landing was faked, had it been.

[edit on 9-2-2005 by Broadsword20068]