Does Britain really have the guts to go to space...to go beyond the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy films? Is the fate of the new moon mission the same as Beagle-Mars mission? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6246513.stm And added to the complexity of getting to the moon...the British space agency will do something that was never tried before..."penetrator" technology which will drill into moons surface and investigate the composition within. Is this absane or what?! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Seems we are very good at crashing stuff into the surface of foreign bodies, so I expect success. Maybe we could get the Mars Climate Observer crew onbaord too, as they are good at crashing stuff too. More complex than Mars? Who? No Such Agency, we participate in ESA. Where did you get 'drill' from? It's just an impactor, impactors have been aimed at comets before (Comet Tempel 1), so hardly 'new' or 'never tried before', and Moon RV is far simpler than hitting a comet.
Draqon "Does Britain really have the guts to go to space...to go beyond the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy films? Is the fate of the new moon mission the same as Beagle-Mars mission? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6246513.stm And added to the complexity of getting to the moon...the British space agency will do something that was never tried before..."penetrator" technology which will drill into moons surface and investigate the composition within. Is this absane or what?! " Whats your problem? OK you americans have a great record of success for robot missions, but youve had a lot of practice. Any contributions towards the effort of space exploration from the British surely can only be a good thing for science.
They have been there already, its well documented in A Grand Day Out. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
The americans didn't make it to space on their own steam, in fact if I recall, A Man from little New Zealand was in charge of the programe that put the first American satellite into space (with the aid of some German scientists who had been working on V2 rockets) after the Navy Failed miserably. My point is: America had outside help from some great minds to get their space thing going, so if the brits pull their heads in and get some help they could do it.
Americans got help from NAZI's...the guy who made the V2. Britain get help from the countries in ESA...there are many.
by the way is there already any info of the propulsion that will be used for this mission, this type of engine would sure make the mission more interesting and it would also be a weight savor it seems
This one is much simpler than Beagle 2. Beagle 2 had to contend with re-entry into an atmosphere and a soft landing, and it had to travel about a hundred million kilometers. Moonlight only has to travel 500,000 kilometers, and enter an orbit. Then it simply fires penetrators at the surface and watches.
Yeah by the way the next beagle isn't going to be named beagle 3 but: beagle2: evolution lander according to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3977967.stm I don't believe that the penetrator probe has a name yet. Does it?
yeas... The brits are going penetrate selene to watch her quiver. Well if you see it like that, then no wonder everybody is that anctious to get back to the moon. Who said this mission would turn out to be a fiasco? http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23381179-details/Britain+eyes+its+first+mission+to+the+moon/article.do BTW: this penetrator mission will be named Moonlight and will visit the moon Beagle 3 aka beagle 2: evolution lander is going to mars and is a different probe
