We must try again, says Welsh Beagle scientist.(News)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: January 8, 2004 | Copyright information

AS THE dream fades for Beagle 2, Welsh space experts are hoping it will not prove to be Britain's last mission to Mars.

Despite the continuing failure to hear from the missing probe, a scientist who played a key role in developing the project said yesterday he believed British involvement in the exploration of the planet and other bodies in the solar system should continue.

Dr Dave Barnes and his team at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, helped develop ess...