From: jvorbrueggen@mediasec.de   
      
   > Brickbats where brickbats are due: If only ESA had invested in ( a   
   > copy of ) that technology, Beagle might have provided something for   
   > future missions, instead of a big, "we only had 65 million dollars",   
      
   I believe Beagle 2's budget was more in the range of 5 million GBP. The   
   whole thing has a diameter of 60 cm or two feet for you Imperialists -   
   no place for gadgets.   
      
   > Nada. ( No idea about Mars Express's success - the ESA website is   
   > SH... less than up-to-date ).   
      
   Mars Express is extremely successful - I'm sure ESA's website has things   
   to say about it, as I've read and seen some of it myself.   
      
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