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Fingers Crossed for Beagle

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Wow by The+One+KEA · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If this probe does manage to survive, then it will be a testament to the skill and abilities of the engineers and managers who helped build it. Hopefully, its success will inspire the bean counters to be a little freer in their funding in the future ;)

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    1. Re:Wow by capt.Hij · · Score: 5, Insightful

      If it succeeds then this will be taken as an affirmation that cheaper can work. Unfortunately, some will think of it as cheaper is better.