NASA Participates in Beagle Mission Recreation
Discovery: Replica Beagle plans expedition to further Darwin’s legacy, Financial Times
“An Anglo-Chilean project aims to further the legacy of the great naturalist by building a replica of the wooden Beagle and retracing the voyage it made to circumnavigate the globe, accompanied around Chile’s 4,000 mile coast, and those of other parts of Latin America, by a modern, steel-hulled research vessel tentatively named The Adventure, after the Beagle’s own sister ship. The aim, the organisers say, is to ignite minds and bring “the adventure of science to life”, with participation from schoolchildren in hands-on projects along the ship’s route, as well as groundbreaking research by scientists. A collaboration with Nasa, the US space agency, also aims to bring some modernity to this voyage of exploration and discovery.”
Funny how NASA can participate in the reenactment of a mission from 180 years ago but can’t participate in Red Bull Stratos right now.
I’d like the see NASA participate in a recreation of a mission from about 43 years ago.
Keith, here is 2008 news release on the earlier NASA agreement with HMS Beagle Trust at http://media.hmsbeagleproje…. I don’t subscribe to the Financial Times but please advise us if you find NASA public link. Really a very cool project.