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Radio Bristol,4 mins

SeriesKingswood

20th anniversary of Beagle 2

All About Bristol

Available for over a year

The Mars lander was meant to make first communication on Christmas Day 2003. Led by Bristol scientist Professor Colin Pillinger, the British mission was sent to explore the red planet. No signal was received on 25th December 2003, but in 2015 Beagle 2 was found on the planet's surface. Hear stories of those people who were waiting for news on Christmas Day.

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