From: "Phil Payne" 

> Well, hell Rich, dontcha know that's the real reason we sent those Rovers
up
> there? They'd have succeeded too, if not for that farting, falling Beagle
> 

You're a taxpayer.

How much did Beagle cost, and how much did the Rovers cost?

I'm not criticizing the Rover programme - it's been the most successful
mission since Voyager and (to my mind) presents a slam-dunk argument that
we should use automated probes to explore the solar system and perhaps
condition it for our arrival.  If there's one thing America can be truly
proud of, it's the science that has been wrung out of Voyager. Hubble,
Rover, etc., by sheer enginuity.

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