"Doug Ellison" writes:

Not true, more hype and spin, beagle never crossed the atlantic
for any tests to be carried out, all the required testing facilites
are available this side of the atlantic now and have been for
some time...do you really think that everytime a country wants
to launch or test a sattelite or whatever they have to go to NASA,
I dont think so not anymore and havent for a long time as theres
other facilities available for that sort of thing now.

The US had nothing to do with beagle2.

Out and out lie

The airbag system was tested in the very same test facility in the USA that
the american rovers, and pathfinder before it had their airbags tested. It
is the ONLY facility of its kind in the WORLD and the ONLY place that such a
test could occur.

Ah so its only the airbags then, earlier you were going on about
beagle itself being tested over there, anyone reading your earlier
post would come away thinking beagle was built by, tested by
and tested all in the US. Look we know you americans love to
exagerate, like how you won the war singlehandedly etc, and
how you captured the enigma machine(I think not) but get a grip
will you. What with the russians we dont need NASA for anything.
NASA are now a two bit player in this game, and of course the
Chinese and Japs well what more can I say, NASA who??

Do you know what ESA is?, its a space agency, not some mickey mouse
outfit, it is a full blown space agency and has everything a space
agency should have, INC testing facilities, same for the good Russians
so who needs NASA?? only the americans by the sound of it....Go on
make a movie about it I'll enjoy laughing all the way through it...


Stop talking compelte rubbish you idiot

Stop over inflating your importance


Doug