Europe Celebrates #TBT With A Mars Landing Attempt

Remember in 1997 when we were all glued to our TV screens to watch the Mars Pathfinder landing… you know, back when we all still watched the news? Well, it’s 2016 and Europe is trying to do the same thing, but not as successfully. European Mars probe Schiaprelli (not a type of pasta, we checked) might have crash landed on the surface of Red Planet after its parachute jettisoned too early and its rockets fired for too short a time. While we aren’t 100% sure that the mission was a dud, the mood inside the European Space Agency isn’t positive. This mission was meant to serve as a reminder of Europe’s technological prowess but unfortunately it didn’t turn out as expected. However, anyone who wants to marvel at Europe’s technological advances need only take a train through the continent and compare it to the dehumanizing experience that is America’s Amtrak.