Fingers Crossed for Beagle

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday December 23, 2003 @03:25AM from the here's-hoping dept.

Adam_Trask writes "Never has a spacecraft been built so quickly, on so little money, and been sent on such a long journey fraught with so many dangers. Beagle 2 has been carried to the vicinity of Mars by the Mars Express mothership, and released successfully to go its own way for the final leg of the journey."

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Three Cheers for British Space Efforts by matthew.thompson · 2003-12-23 03:26 · Score: 5, Funny

Hip hip - Horray!

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I knew Snoopy would made it... by Hanul · 2003-12-23 03:27 · Score: 5, Funny

.. as a WWI veteran flying on his doghouse to Mars.
I'm going to have to disagree by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-23 03:38 · Score: 5, Funny

Think of the environmental impact to outer space with all of that oil leaking from the British spacecraft.
1. Re:I'm going to have to disagree by paranode · 2003-12-23 04:07 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Think of the environmental impact to outer space with all of that oil leaking from the British spacecraft.
  
  Good thing it isn't manned, too. Can you imagine what those poor Brits would have to eat? Dehydrated British food! Ack!
Huh? by 955301 · 2003-12-23 03:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Anyone else getting tripped up by the author's choice of referring to the nose cone as one word?

nose cone
nosecone.
nosecone?
WTF?
no secone? No Habla!
nosec one?
Oh! Nose cone! Sheesh!

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Re:Nitpicking by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-23 03:51 · Score: 5, Funny

I've been saving up a couple of excellent recent slashdot mis-spellings for just such an occassion:

1) "Analiser"

Something which makes one anal, I guess.

2) "Celibration"

To mark an important event by giving up sex?
Let's see by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-23 03:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Let me see if I have this straight.
It carries no passengers.
It has no propulsion system
It's not even airtight.
Instead of "spacecraft", wouldn't it be more accurate to call it a "box"?
Re:No offense by Bill_Mische · 2003-12-23 04:38 · Score: 5, Funny

I think you'll find the missing ingredient is money...

Quote of the week:

Interviewer: "What happens if you find life on Mars?"

Prof.Colin Pillinger: "I'll find it a lot easier to get funding for the next mission"

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