http://www.sciencealert.com/two-space-agencies-will-attempt-an-historic-mars-landing-next-week

We will see if the collaboration does the trick. This is one area where the US definitely leads the rest of the world, the ability to land probes on Mars. I hope they get it done, science is science no matter who does it.

The list of failures is longer than I realised:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_Mars

Originally posted by twhitehead
The list of failures is longer than I realised:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_Mars