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Why Beagle 2 Failed

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
June 10, 2005

Report: The United Kingdom’s civil space activities

“The loss of Beagle 2, which was due to land on Mars in December 2003, was associated with poor risk management that left it with no real prospect of success. The project suffered from an over ambitious time schedule, punishing weight constraints, poor management and uncertain funding.”

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.