After analysis of rock drilled from the Martian surface, scientists from NASA have announced that it shows that conditions from ancient Mars may have been suitable for life.
This mission, which is due to blast off in 2002, will send a spacecraft to an asteroid to collect surface samples, then return them to earth for analysis.
This list on the surface will perhaps exacerbate these concerns, but a deeper analysis instills confidence that the American dream is still very much alive.
Digging below the surface of GDP reveals a structure of value-adding production far more complex than the simplistic analysis given by most media reports.