ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamador britânico explica em entrevista a perda da comunicação com sonda Beagle 2 na missão a Marte em 2003

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Radio ham interviewed about Beagle 2

Essex-born radio amateur Dave Rowntree M6DRQ was interviewed on
Channel 5 TV news about the Beagle 2 Mars mission

Dave, formerly drummer in the band Blur, is currently a DJ on London
radio station XFM 104.9 MHz.

On December 25, 2003 the pioneering UK spacecraft Beagle 2, developed
by a team led by Professor Colin Pillinger, landed on Mars, however,
communications with it could not be established. This meant it was not
known if the landing had been successful or where on the planet it
was.

On July 30, 2004 Professor Pillinger gave a presentation about Beagle
2 to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford, he
received a standing ovation from the audience.

On January 16, 2015 it was announced that Beagle 2 had been located in
images taken of Mars. These confirmed it had made a successful soft
landing on the planet. Sadly Professor Pillinger had passed away a few
months earlier on May 7, 2014.

Watch Dave talking about Beagle 2
http://vimeo.com/117060964

Radio ham becomes XFM DJ
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2014/february/
radio_ham_becomes_xfm_dj.htm

Dave Rowntree M6DRQ on Twitter
https://twitter.com/DaveRowntree

2011 BBC interview with Professor Colin Pillinger
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2011/
bbc_interview_with_colin_pillinger.htm