NASA and England Cooperate

English based software company 3SL recently beat out software giants IBM and Siemens for the contract to create a pivotal piece of the NASA manned mission to Mars. 3SL will direct and design the America's Constellation programme. 

3SL is considered by many to be a "shrimp" of a company compared to IBM and Siemens. The small technology company is based in Barrow-in-Furness. 3SL is now in charge of coordinating the design and manufacturing Orion, a new spacecraft that will replace the Space Shuttle and carry people to the moon by 2020. 

This is a big day for English business and the NASA program. This story is just another example of how the United States will be forced to work with the international community to make setting foot on Mars a reality.