Beagle 2
The British-built spacecraft Beagle 2 failed to report in yesterday after an attempted landing on the red planet. I read somewhere that the failure rate of all spacecraft sent to Mars is now 66%. 2 out of 3 spacecraft sent there fail for one reason or another. Bummer.
December 26th, 2003 at 5:40 pm
The Jodrell Bank telescope (pics) is not far from Wilmslow (in Cheshire) where my grandmother lives. I see it from a distance (from the car) whenever we visit England.