Huygens is the only thing from ESA that has really ever impressed me and even that wouldn’t have been possible without NASA to carry it there and relay the data. Lets not forget, NASA spent a lot more on the Cassini-Huygens mission then ESA did, I think almost 10 times as much.
Mars express hasn’t been all that exciting…. Because of a combinations of instruments not working and very little release of data. Beagle 2 failed.
NASA has a much more aggressive Mars program… with MRO, Phoenix, and maybe two MSL rovers. ESA probably wont launch another spacecraft to mars till next decade. There is the first ever orbiter to Mercury. Work on JIMO for the next decade. The Pluto mission. The deep Impact mission. Stardust will be coming home next year. and many others
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- Interesting how the private sector has been almost completely excluded from this discussion. (n/t)
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- Left out Phoenix lander (n/t)
- Don't delude yourself.