Johannesburg Centre, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa

Mars Express: no signal from Beagle 2 so far
Esa@esa.int 
08 January 2004  09:56

ESA’s Mars Express orbiter made its first attempt to establish contact with the Beagle 2 lander, after the two spacecraft separated on 19 December 2003.

The orbiter made its first pass over the Beagle 2 landing site today at 13:13 CET, but could not pick up any signal from the tiny lander.  More attempts to contact Beagle 2 are planned in the days to come.

For further information:

http://www.esa.int/export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMZIJ374OD_0.html 

Hits since October 2003: Hit Counter  

Neither ASSA nor the Johannesburg Centre is responsible for the content of any site to which this web presence might be linked. The opinions expressed by our contributors are not necessarily those of the Society. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of information presented on this site, nor for its use or the consequences thereof.

Comments & Suggestions? Mail to webmaster@assajhb.co.za