I'm still waiting for my flying car, but a solar-powered exercise suit that cools while you work out would be awesome.

It's like having a transformer for a hat, 2 things in 1! I only wonder when I can use my pants as a tote bag at the beach.

But I wear my jeans for a week, so I'm not one to talk. These ones, though, take it to a whole new level

With this kind of tech, Star Trek's Replicators will come sooner than later! Can't wait to get mine!

I knew butterflies were keeping secrets from us.

Dear Roland, While I do appreciate your interest in SPACE.com, I do feel it necessary to respond to the allegations that I have merely recycled a story and mission from 2000. This, in fact, is not the case as I will mention following. Your focus on previous Mars Network (Marsats and Microsats) constitutes one paragraph of a story targeted at future NASA missions and efforts. It was included - the images as well - to serve as a reference for the work that is going on today. The passage you refer follows: Previous network designs called for a constellation of small microsatellites called Marsnet to serve Mars explorers while a larger spacecraft, Marsat, would relay data between the planet and Earth. That is the only mention of such a system. Note the following: But current studies expect the system to grow gradually from piggybacked services aboard future science spacecraft to a dedicated platform, such as the anticipated Mars Telecommunications Orbiter set for 2009 - the first satellite specifically designed to facilitate communications with another world. You'll find that the bulk of this article highlights current efforts for Mars navigation and communication, and their usefulness for future exploration. You're allegation that Michael Mendillo has listed no research is absolutely false. His latest paper - cited in my article - was published in Radio Science in April of this year. Ionospheric effects upon a satellite navigation system at Mars Michael Mendillo Center for Space Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA RADIO SCIENCE, VOL. 39, RS2028, doi:10.1029/2003RS002933, 2004 You can find an abstract of the research here: http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2004/2003RS002933 .shtml While I appreciate your interest in both Mars and SPACE.com, I am disappointed that you did not contact me directly to air your concerns, instead posting your theories on a web journal with inaccurate depictions of my journalistic intent. My e-mail address is attached to every story that I write. I am open to discuss this matter at length with you should you have additional questions. Sincerely, Tariq Malik SPACE.com tmalik@hq.space.com