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Beagle 2 Probe Lands; No Signal Received Yet

Posted by michael on from the martian-air-defenses-work-perfectly dept.

securitas writes "The BBC reports that Europe's Beagle 2 Mars lander has failed to broadcast its landing confirmation signal. While project leaders are trying to put a brave face on it, the failure is seen as a major setback. The Beagle is out of broadcast range but another contact attempt will be made later today, when they hope a signal will be detected. Another failed Mars mission will solidify Mars' reputation as a spacecraft graveyard. More at icWales and News24."

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  1. Maybe not a failure by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 2, Redundant

    the failure is seen as a major setback

    It could be the greatest discovery of all time instead, actually : the discovery of life on the planet Mars.

    I mean, think about it, if you lived there and were regularly showered by huge retro-rockety or bouncy things from the monkeys on the planet next door, wouldn't you tear the probes apart with rage ?

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  2. metric conversion? by realkiwi · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Maybe they had problems converting from metric to inches?

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