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Friday, 16 January 2015

Too good to fail

"Colin Pillinger himself never had the chance for a second attempt. But he always avoided using the word failure.

And, if he were alive today, he would surely argue that news of Beagle2 touching down intact proves him right, that Britain did manage to land on Mars, and by any standards that counts as success."

YEAH ! We landed a probe on frickin' Mars damnit ! OK, it didn't do a lot, but it still landed without smashing into itty-bitty pieces...
[waves a little Union Jack, shouts "hurrah !" quietly]
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30842576
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2 comments:

  1. Terry Wallwork16 January 2015 at 17:37

    I wonder if at some point in the future they were able to deploy the solar panels if it would still work or not.  One more things to add to Elon Musk's list.

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  2. Gilmoure deTrimar16 January 2015 at 17:42

    Maybe it was just transmission issues? Would be interesting if one day able to see if data recorded.

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