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| Final checks in Baikonur | [TESTING] |
| Beagle 2 and Mars Express are now undergoing final testing. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 31-Mar-03 15:52:33 |
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| Leaving France | [JOURNEY] |
| Today Beagle 2 and Mars Express were flown from Toulouse to Baikonur. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 19-Mar-03 18:22:46 |
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| Beagle 2 gets royal approval | [VIP VISITS] |
| The Queen met the Beagle 2 model which was on show as part of the Astrium display in Stevenage Town. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 14-Mar-03 16:58:00 |
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| Beagle fits | [TESTING] |
| Beagle 2 was fit checked to Mars Express in Toulouse. The lander was later removed for separate transport to Baikonur. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 04-Mar-03 14:53:26 |
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| Lord Sainsbury Praises Team | [TEAM] |
| Science Minister Lord Sainsbury today praised UK scientists and industry for their role in the successful completion of work on the Beagle 2 probe to Mars. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 24-Feb-03 11:14:54 |
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| Shake, rattle and roll | [TESTING] |
| A final vibration test of the complete lander was conducted at AWE en route to France. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 15-Feb-03 06:14:47 |
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| The Journey Starts (for workmanship testing) | [JOURNEY] |
| Early this morning Beagle 2, safely enclosed in a pressure container inside the transport box, left the aseptic assembly facility on the start of its long journey. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 08-Feb-03 10:22:45 |
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| Beagle 2 delivery plans | [PROJECT] |
| The Beagle 2 delivery to ESA will take place in the near future. We are working with the Mars Express team and ESA to arrive on a mutually agreeable date which is appropriate for the integration tests which
have to be performed. Journalists will be notified of plans when these have been finalised. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 31-Jan-03 09:26:31 |
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| See you on Mars | [TESTING] |
| Following exhaustive tests and many long hours, the lid was finally closed on the lander. The next time it opens Beagle 2 will be on the surface of Mars. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 27-Jan-03 14:56:53 |
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