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| 1998 Seasons Greetings from the Beagle 2 team! | [TEAM] |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 25-Dec-98 00:00:01 |
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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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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 18-Dec-98 15:25:08 |
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| Missing water | [MARS] |
| With Global Surveyor Scientists set to report that the amounts of water ice at the poles of Mars were rather less than expected, Colin was asked to speculate on the R4 Today programme where all the water had gone. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 07-Dec-98 18:30:15 |
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| Phase B | [MEETINGS] |
| The Beagle 2 lander team held its phase B kick off meeting at the Open University with an attendance over two days of around 70. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 07-Dec-98 11:27:49 |
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| Advertising potential | [TV] |
| The BBC 9o'clock news last night reported the advertising potential of Beagle 2, with Science Correspondent James Wilkinson suggesting the airbags which cushion the lander as it hits the surface could carry company logos.
BBC News Online titled the story "Getting the message across - on Mars" |
| Last week Anglia TV showed Colin Pillinger demonstrating the Beagle model to presenter Penny Wright; the broadcast included an interview with musicians Dave Rowntree and Alex James filmed at the London Planetarium.
Blur fans will have understood Anglia's promotion of the interview - "from Parklife to Mars life" ! |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 27-Nov-98 20:11:13 |
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| Build announcement | [TEAM] |
| Matra-Marconi Space will build Mars Express which will carry Beagle 2. At its meeting of 26 November ESA's Industrial Policy Committee (IPC) approved the ESA Executive's proposal to place the contract to develop
and build the Mars Express spacecraft with Matra-Marconi Space, France. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 26-Nov-98 07:38:02 |
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| Beagle 2 selected for Mars Express | [PROJECT] |
| At the ESA Science Programme Committee (SPC) Meeting held today at Paris HQ, the Committee approved the Mars Express mission for launch in 2003. The mission will be re-approved at the end of Phase B (end 1999). |
| Beagle 2 is approved likewise until the end of 1999. Whilst our current funding plan was acceptable to ESA, we will need to confirm further financial backing so that the future of Beagle 2 is assured to the launch date. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 03-Nov-98 12:16:32 |
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| TV time again | [TV] |
| BBC Newsnight reviewed various aspects of the US Space Programme focusing on International Space Station. Two Beagle 2 team members were studio guests: Colin Pillinger talking about landing Beagle 2 on Mars and the public
interest that the mission is raising and Andrew Coates (MSSL) supporting robotic rather than manned space studies. Musician Billy Bragg enthusiastically made the case for manned space travel. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 30-Oct-98 10:24:26 |
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| Blur musicians support Beagle 2 | [MUSIC] |
| Dave Rowntree and Alex James, drummer and bassist respectively with the band Blur, have been working with the Beagle 2 team. Both have a long standing interest in space and join us in believing that landing a British
spacecraft on Mars, and carrying out experiments to search for signs of life, is exactly the mission to inspire the youth of Britain. Today we took the opportunity for a photoshoot with Dave, Alex and the Beagle 2 model
in London. Tomorrow we move on to the CBI Conference - how is this for the widest possible appeal? |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 30-Oct-98 11:13:56 |
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| Beagle 2 and industry | [EXHIBITIONS] |
| Beagle 2 will be at the CBI Conference in Birmingham 1-3 November as part of the Open University display (Hall 3 Stand 7) showing the strength of the partnership between academia and the best of British industry
in the aerospace and high technology fields generated by this project. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 29-Oct-98 09:25:33 |
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| Beagle 2 raised in the House | [GOVERNMENT] |
| Yesterday the question of Beagle 2 funding was raised in the House of Commons by Mr. Tony McWalter MP (Hemel Hempstead). Mrs Beckett replied on behalf of the Government saying she shared his view of the
importance of the aerospace industry. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 30-Oct-98 11:13:56 |
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| Continuing awareness | [MEDIA] |
| The week has seen continued press interest in Beagle 2 and our continuing search for funding. Both the Daily Telegraph and BBC News On line services have Beagle 2 articles, the latter in the form of a comprehensive review. |
| Numerous interviews followed news of ESA's scientific and technical approval, including during last weekend BBC Radio 4 (headlined on news), Radio 2, Radio 5 Live and even Radio 1. Ruscoe and Co carried an interview with
Pillinger from the University College London Mars day which prompted phone calls from motorists suggesting possible funding sources! |
| Tomorrow's World Magazine (October) includes Beagle, but perhaps more bizarrely the society monthly Harpers and Queen included "Professor Colin Pillinger, the life on Mars guru" amongst its listing of
the new British elite! |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 09-Oct-98 14:51:32 |
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| Beagle 2 a priority | [PROJECT] |
| Following three scientific peer reviews and one technical assessment, the European Space Agency have confirmed the Beagle 2 lander as a priority for the 2003 Mars Express mission. The news was announced last
night by Sir Peter Gadsden at a reception for the Research Team given by the City of London Corporation at Mansion House. |
| ESA Science News carries the announcement on line that the Space Science Advisory Committee (following advice from the Solar System Working Group) endorsed the proposal of the Beagle 2 lander for Mars Express,
under certain conditions. |
| The final decision now lies with the Science Programme Committee which meets 2/3 November, by which time a credible funding plan for Beagle 2 must be in place. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 01-Oct-98 16:57:21 |
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