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Beagle 2 leaving Mars Express Farewell, Beagle 2. The bright spot on the left-hand side of this picture is the back side of Beagle 2, slowly drifting away from Mars Express. This image, taken this morning (19-Dec-03) at 9:33 CET, shows the lander when it was about 20 metres away from the mother spacecraft, on its way to Mars. Copyright: ESA

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Beagle 2 leaving Mars Express Model of the Spin-Up and Eject Mechanism, designed and developed by INSYS Ltd.

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Beagle 2 leaving Mars Express A SUEM test (part 1) during the critical design review. A model of Beagle 2 was counterbalanced with a series of weights and levers to simulate zero gravity.

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Beagle 2 leaving Mars Express Part 2 of the SUEM test.

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Beagle 2 leaving Mars Express Another SUEM test using a mass structural model to simulate the forces on the SUEM mechanics.

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Beagle 2 leaving Mars Express Computer generated picture of Beagle 2 lander leaving Mars Express.

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