Originally published January 8 2004
The Beagle 2 remains silent
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
There's not much to say on this one: the Beagle 2 lander remains silent.
The red planet is notorious for swallowing satellites and landers.
Government have thrown so much wasted money at Mars that it might be
more accurately called the Social Security planet, because it just keeps
on sucking money.
January 7, 2004 -- Today's first real opportunity for the European
Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter to hear a signal from the Beagle 2
lander passed in silence.
Not only was Mars Express flying over Isidis Planitia at an altitude
of just 220 miles (350 km), giving it an ideal listening position, but
it was the first time that the primary communication link with the
orbiter had been used during the Beagle 2 mission.
"We have another opportunity to look tomorrow in a more sensitive
mode, the canister mode on Mars Express, which is the most sensitive
mode Mars Express has for detecting an RF signal," said Dr Mark Sims,
Beagle 2 mission manager.
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