Kedas Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 ESA PR 83-2003. This morning, ESA's Mars Express flawlessly released the Beagle 2 lander that it has been carrying since its launch on 2 June this year. Beagle 2 is now on its journey towards the surface of Mars, where it is expected to land early in the morning of 25 December. http://www.esa.int/export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM2T0374OD_0.html Home of Beagle 2: http://www.beagle2.com/index.htm Events time line http://www.beagle2.com/landing/timeline.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Awesome! I heard this was one of the higher risk phases of the mission. Good to see it succeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 yeah! it was way cool! we watched it live on Sky News yesterday, and we too were on the edge of our seats waiting for more news, we live in interesting times for sure! there`s also an American mars explorer due for touchdown as well. I`m not 100% sure, but is it the Mars Rover 2003? well anyway, on it contains a CD, and amongst other things, it has peoples names on it (you could enter this info on a special website, we signed it in 2001 and have our Certificates on the wall also). IF it gets there safely "YT2095" should be on Mars soon and no, I`m NOT joking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kedas Posted December 26, 2003 Author Share Posted December 26, 2003 It seems Beagle2 didn't make it. If you see al the things that have to happen without problem on the right time then it obvious is almost like a shot in the dark knowing that they sometimes struggle to get a solar panel open of a simple earth satellite and that isn't even put on a fixed timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 I hear it`s batteries are good for at least 20 days, the initial signal to check the transmitter didn`t arrive, or rather wasn`t picked up at the Jodrel Bank tracking station, there will be a second attempt today (as these signals are pre-programed times only) to pick up signals using the NASA Explorer craft, the orbiter cannot send its own signals down to beagle, so as of yet it`s a one way communication. I wish them Good luck for todays atempt though, should be sometime later this afternoon UK time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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