The AP reports that NASA has sent another $800 Million hunk of space junk to Mars. The Mars rover is already malfunctioning, less than two months after blast off. NASA has 5 months before the two rovers reach Mars to try to fix the problem.

Of course, $800 Million is pocket change to NASA. This same time last year, they lost a $159 Million space probe that they called "low cost." And, given that only 10 of 30 Mars missions have reached their objectives, the total amount of money wasted is likely well into the Billions. One of their most notable Mars blunders, was the newtons vs. pounds fiasco that caused the Mars lander to plummet catastrophically to the surface of the red planet.

So, who wants to ride on the first manned mission? I can think of several people I'd like to nominate.