On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:01:15 -1000, Tom Merkle
wrote:


Wow, I'm sure that'll be a real serious investigation, headed up by
the Beagle project director.

"We have found that the fault was not with the lander, but with
NASA!"


No, no, -- they'll blame George Bush, not NASA.


The only bigger joke in this article is the assertion that Britain
will ever build a Beagle II...


Well, if Britain wants to be a space faring power in its own right
instead of just a cog in the ESA machine, they'd damn well better plan
a whole pack of Beagles. Writing it off over afternoon tea is not the
way to go.




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