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Beagle 3 Plans Revealed

Posted by timothy on from the this-time-it-must-bark dept.

Richard W.M. Jones writes "While the UK's Beagle 2 may have been a well-publicised failure, the same team claims to have learned lessons and are now developing plans for Beagle 3. The new probe might be attached to a European mission due to launch in 2009 as part of Europe's Aurora project."

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  1. Beagle 3...why? by jmcmunn · · Score: 1, Troll


    I mean, aren't the rovers on mars still roaming around doing a perfectly fine job? Seems to me maybe the next logical step would be for manned exploration. Robot vehicles can only do so much, and frankly sending another probe to Mars just seems pointless.

    I don't know if we're ready for a manned mission to Mars yet, but it seems like the next logical step. The rovers have had a lot of success, but how much more can we learn without taking the next step? I think it is time for an international manned exploration of Mars...that's likely the only way to get funding these days.

  2. They can succeed this time by milgr · · Score: 0, Troll
    the same team claims to have learned lessons
    They will plan to smash beagle3 into mars, leaving it inoperable. Thus, when it crashes, they will have accomplished their plan.
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