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Beagle II Successfully Separates

Posted by michael on from the lgms-for-christmas dept.

Control42 writes "After the long journey out, it seems that little Beagle II, the lander of the Mars express mission has successfully separated. If all goes well, the lander should touch down on Christmas Day. Seems that NASA has actually lost the edge in robotic space exploration." Reader chalker writes "In order to build public interest in the Mars Exploration Rovers 2004 missions landing in January, NASA has released a series of movie trailers (Flash enabled page, Windows Media and Quicktime formats) for what they are calling "M2K4". They contain quite amazing animations of the landings, as well as a professional artistic style typically seen in action movie trailers. Additional videos on the launch, cruise, and landing challenges can be found at the JPL based mission site."

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  1. Quote from the Martian Information Minister by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new British overlords.

  2. M2K4 ? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


    Only 5 generations 'til we get to the R2 series!

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  3. I did that. by presearch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Once, I had to get two beagles to seperate by spraying them with a garden hose.

  4. Re:What edge? by azzy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah.. 'cause Beagle 2 will be playing Blur tunes when it lands... it's hip and cool!

  5. Brit spacecraft? by mj01nir · · Score: 4, Funny

    British-made spacecraft? Damn, that's gonna be impossible to find parts for.

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  6. Merry Christmas, Mars by H8X55 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "After the long journey out, it seems that little Beagle II, the lander of the Mars express mission has successfully separated. If all goes well, the lander should touch down on Christmas Day."

    Awwww, how cute, we gave Mars an Aibo for Christmas...