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| Essential listening for Christmas Day | [RADIO] |
| Radio 5 Live , Christmas Day 5.30 pm - the Beagle 2 story presented by Alex James of Blur. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 23-Dec-01 15:41:25 |
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| Seasons Greetings from Beagle 2 | [TEAM] |
| On the right Colin Pillinger and Mark Sims in festive spirit - on location with Beagle 2 in the snow, courtesy of Xscape, Milton Keynes. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 22-Dec-01 16:27:38 |
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| Latest Bulletin available | [BULLETINS] |
| If you have not received your free copy of Issue 7 of the Beagle 2 Bulletin, please contact the office (r.y.reynolds@open.ac.uk). |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 22-Dec-01 15:45:30 |
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| Beagle 2 Builders | [TEAM] |
| At the Consortium Meeting held at the OU on 3 December, the instrument scientists and the engineers heard keynote overviews about all aspects of the project as we enter the last year of building and testing the lander... |
| ...and took time out for the cameras. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 19-Dec-01 15:46:27 |
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| Beagle 2 scientists and Engineers to meet at the OU | [TEAM] |
| On 3 December people from all sections of the Beagle 2 team will meet to review progress and look forward to the challenges which face us as we move into the last year of building and testing Beagle 2. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 29-Nov-01 10:24:40 |
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| Ministers meet | [MEETINGS] |
| The ESA Ministerial Meeting gets underway in Edinburgh today under the Chairmanship of Lord Sainsbury. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 Today Programme this morning outlining Britain's role in ESA, Lord
Sainsbury explained his enthusiasm for Beagle 2 with some well chosen soundbites: |
| ..most exciting space exploration, take for example the Mars Express project and in particular the Beagle 2 lander which is part of that .. It's a very exciting project .. which is very much a British project .. hugely
complicated and I think a very exciting scientific project .. and a key part of space exploration |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 14-Nov-01 22:35:08 |
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| Sunday Papers | [IN PRINT] |
| The Sunday Times 11 November Science Editor Jonathan Leake reported that Lord Sainsbury, Minister for Science and Innovation said "We are backing the Beagle 2 because its world-beating science could
determine whether conditions for life exist or existed on Mars". |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 12-Nov-01 17:51:52 |
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| Prime time for Beagle 2 | [VIP VISITS] |
| The Prime Minister with Beagle 2 on display yesterday at the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff. We understand that the PM found Beagle 2 fascinating ! |
| The photo shows from left-right; Alun Jones, Institute of Physics Chief Executive; the Prime Minister; Geraint Morgan, Open University; Neville Greaves, Chairman - Institute of Physics in Wales
with the model of the Mars lander, Beagle 2. Photograph: Mr Richard Bosworth. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 31-Oct-01 16:43:46 |
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| Lander in the News | [TV] |
| As Odyssey successfully went into orbit, the BBC 1 featured Beagle 2. For the 6pm main news, science correspondent Fergus Walsh reported live from McLaren Composites showing progress on the build
of the lander structure. The piece included an interview with Colin, a clip from the new animation by Dave Rowntree (Nanomation) and an explanation of how the lander will still need to withstand a hefty thump
when released from the gas filled bags. Below: At the futuristic McLaren Composites factory. |
| BBC on line carried the TV news item, still showing on 26 October. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 24-Oct-01 16:56:23 |
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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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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 03-Oct-01 13:34:20 |
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