----- Original Message ----- From: NewsAlert Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 12:27 AM To: Newsalert Subject: Mars Express orbits Red Planet / Fate of Beagle lander unknown NEWSALERT: Friday, December 26, 2003 @ 0452 GMT
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+++ 2004 CALENDAR: Stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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MARS EXPRESS A SUCCESS, BUT NO ONE HEARS BEAGLE'S BARK
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In what was obviously a bittersweet Christmas Day for planetary scientists
around the world, a tiny lander disappeared without a trace while its
counterpart successfully glided into orbit around the Red Planet, becoming
the first European spacecraft to take up residence at another world.
http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/marsexpress/031225update.html
SEARCH FOR BEAGLE LANDER CONTINUES
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A second opportunity to receive communication from the British Beagle 2
lander failed to detect a signal. Using the 76-meter Jodrell Bank radio
telescope, scientists hoped to hear a tone from the lander Thursday night
that would indicate the spacecraft is alive on the surface of Mars. See
our Mission Status Center for the very latest developments:
http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/marsexpress/status.html
ISRAELI SATELLITE TO LAUNCH ATOP RUSSIAN SOYUZ BOOSTER
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A Russian Soyuz rocket will serve as a delivery truck for an Israeli
telecommunications satellite Saturday, launching the craft high above
Earth to relay television, data and Internet services from the Middle East
to the United States' eastern seaboard.
http://spaceflightnow.com/soyuz/st12/status.html
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