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It looks like it might be as simple as one of the solar panels not flipping out to expose the radio. Such bad luck. Really goes to show how many things on a m
by netcraft 12y ago
It looks like it might be as simple as one of the solar panels not flipping out to expose the radio. Such bad luck. Really goes to show how many things on a mission like this has to go right.
- gadders 12y agoHindsight is 20/20, but maybe they should have planned for a less than perfect landing.
- Cthulhu_ 12y agoThey did actually, the thing was designed to drop on a random angle and bounce around for a while on airbags until it came to a full stop, before said airbags would deflate and it would self-right itself by opening up. Here's an image with it having landed on an uneven surface: http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.jennings1/beagle.jpg http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.jennings1/beagle.jpg