The US did all the successfully in 1997 with Pathfinder. We will be doing it again twice in the next few weeks. Lessee how we do verses the Europeans.
Glad they didn't put me in charge.
I'd need another couple weeks to assure success.
Good point. The history of Mars probes the last few years - including two noticeable failures on NASA's part - make one wonder if there's someone there shooting them down.