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| The team were pleased to see Lord Sainsbury at today's press briefing. He continued to show support for the project and answered questions from the media. |
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| The all night vigil | [EVENTS] |
| Nobody on the Beagle 2 team has had time to defrost their turkey or finish off present wrapping yet as they are gathered in London, UK, to await the distinctive call sign from Beagle 2 on the surface of Mars.
We have been watching animation of the descent and landing sequence and the journalists present have been briefed about the planned activities. |
| Ian Praine, of Astrium, said "Isn't gravity wonderful - at least we know it's on the surface now!". Chris Courtenay-Taylor took time off from co-ordinating the technical satellite transmissions to do the Beagle
jigsaw! Alex James of Blur commented that we have reached "the edge of the unknown". |
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| Wish me good luck as you wave me goodbye | [EVENTS] |
| The Royal Geographical Society hosted a media event yesterday to follow news of Beagle 2 being successfully separated from Mars Express. The event was attended by HRH The Duke of York (in his role
as ambassador for the DTI) and Lord Sainsbury, along with representatives from the Beagle 2 team and numerous reporters and journalists. |
| About 300 people watched in nervous anticipation as news was relayed from ESA's control centre in Germany to let the Beagle 2 team know that the lander had been safely ejected from the Mars Express orbiter. |
| A good luck message was received from Steve Squyres, the Prinicipal Investigator for NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers - Spirit and Opportunity, as well as congratulations from Jim Garvin of NASA's
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| At Farnborough Airshow | [EVENTS] |
| Lord Sainsbury and the Beagle 2 model at the Farnborough Airshow. |
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| Farnborough Airshow | [EVENTS] |
| Come and see us at the Farnborough Airshow. It is open to the public on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July. The BNSC stand is located next to Farnborough Radio at 0S7, between Halls 3 and 4. |
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| National Astronomy Week in 2003 | [EVENTS] |
| NAW next year will be from 23 to 30 August to coincide with the close approach of Mars. All eyes will be on Beagle 2's destination. |
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| Recognition for FitzRoy | [EVENTS] |
| From today the name of FitzRoy will be broadcast daily for the world to hear. The Captain of HMS Beagle, after which Beagle 2 is named, went on to be the first Superintendent of the Met Office.
His name now forms part of the daily shipping forecast, replacing the location Finisterre. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 04-Feb-02 19:25:18 |
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| The next generation of space engineers | [EVENTS] |
| On the eve of World Space Week, the Beagle 2 Lead Scientist talked to schoolchildren and Engineering Club members at the Business Trust in London. He presented prizes to children with the
winning designs in a competition exploring the role of engineering in space organised by civil engineering company Whitby Bird and Partners Ltd. |
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| Beagle 2 at Farnborough Airshow | [EVENTS] |
| The model is on display in the ESA/BNSC Pavilion until Sunday 30 July. Come and see us and collect a copy of the latest Beagle 2 Bulletin. Beagle 2 also features on stands of some of our team members. |
| Pics: top left - the Beagle 2 computer hardware on the exhibit of SEA, top right - and on the left Lord Sainsbury (Science Minister) and Alex James (Blur) discuss progress, below left - middle Colin Pillinger smiles
for the photographers and below right - Dr Rudi Schmidt (ESA Mars Express Project Manager) surveys the Beagle 2 display. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 26-Jul-00 13:27:46 |
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| Open day at the Open University | [EVENTS] |
| Members of the team were on hand to explain about the project to the hundreds of visitors who saw the Beagle 2 model, a historic display of previous models from the first cardboard replica, the latest
animation and instrument hardware. Colin Pillinger gave a public lecture to a full house. |
| Pics: above left - in the main lecture theatre, above right - explaining the animation and below - explaining the mass spectrometry. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 24-Jun-00 22:18:34 |
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| Astronaut visits | [EVENTS] |
| NASA Shuttle Astronaut Dr Jeff Hoffman and Mrs Barbara Hoffman with Beagle 2 model during a visit to the OU en route to the opening of the Leicester Challenger Centre on 7 December. |
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| Paris airshow | [EVENTS] |
| Beagle 2 featured on both the Aerospatiale-Matra and the European Space Agency exhibits at the Paris Airshow at Le Bourget. |
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| Gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show | [EVENTS] |
| Mars - The Planted Planet, the exhibition by Hadlow College demonstrating the potential of hydroponics to support manned bases on Mars won the coveted top award at the world famous Royal Horticultural Society
showcase in London. The model of Beagle 2 which was part of the exhibit attracted much interest and Colin gave some 20 interviews on the press day, ranging from Gardening Magazines to the Wall Street Journal. |
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| Growing times | [EVENTS] |
| A photo session was held for the brochure for the Hadlow College to accompany their display at the Chelsea Flower Show. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 14-Apr-99 11:12:03 |
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| Royal Society soirees | [EVENTS] |
| The Royal Society Soiree Committee has selected Beagle 2 - A lander for Mars for display at the New Frontiers in Science Exhibition and Soirees to be held at The Royal Society, London, June 16-17, 1999. |
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| Pictures of Beagle 2 at FI 98 | [EVENTS] |
| Pictured left: Lord Sainsbury, the Science Minister, hearing from Colin Pillinger how the mole will collect samples from below the surface. Much interest was generated during the trade and press days, this
weekend the show is open to the public (stand pictured below). |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 11-Sep-98 09:13:22 |
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| Spreading the Beagle 2 message | [EVENTS] |
| At the end of July presentations are being given by Consortium members at scientific conferences ranging from COSPAR (Japan), SPIE (San Diego) and Meteoritical Society (Dublin). |
| Presentations to UK audiences continue with regular interest from the media including The Big Breakfast (Channel 4 TV). Recent Beagle talks by Colin Pillinger include UK Mars Society and Smith
Kline Beecham Analytical Sciences Colloquium. |
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