From: alain245@videotron.ca   
      
   Three rockets are currently heading to Mars.   
      
   NASA has been landing probes on Mars for decades. But I was a little   
   underwhelmed by its probes since the Viking missions in the mid 70's.   
   The Viking missions were looking for signs of life, they weren't up to   
   the task, but they were trying. But since then, NASA was kind of always   
   looking to side issues. Looking for signs of water or what not. Those   
   missions were interesting, but to me, signs of past or present life is a   
   much more interesting topic.   
      
   This time NASA is finally looking for signs of life again. But this   
   time, they have competition. The Chinese Tianwen is also on its way to   
   Mars, and also with the objective of finding signs of life. So after   
   nearly 50 years of waiting for a mission to set out for what the Viking   
   missions were trying to do, I am now finally getting two competing   
   missions. Interesting times.   
      
      
   Alain Fournier   
      
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