Plaque unveiled to honour Beagle 2 mission leader
"He managed to get everybody excited about space exploration."Another 12 plaques were announced earlier this year to be installed at a number of sites linked to the historic landing. UK's first Mars landing honoured with 13 plaquesPublished9 JuneMars mission boss remembered on launch anniversaryPublished2 June 2023Lee was one of the Filton space crew who contributed to the Beagle 2 mission before he became a leading scientist for the UK Space Agency. "We were at the time the principal place for space exploration in the UK and Colin came to us because of our experience," Lee said."He was always very positive, one of those can-do figures.
- ▪"He managed to get everybody excited about space exploration."Another 12 plaques were announced earlier this year to be installed at a number of sites linked to the historic landing.
- ▪UK's first Mars landing honoured with 13 plaquesPublished9 JuneMars mission boss remembered on launch anniversaryPublished2 June 2023Lee was one of the Filton space crew who contributed to the Beagle 2 mission before he became a leading sci
- ▪"We were at the time the principal place for space exploration in the UK and Colin came to us because of our experience," Lee said."He was always very positive, one of those can-do figures.
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Plaque unveiled to honour Beagle 2 mission leaderImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Bristol-born Professor Colin Pillinger designed the Beagle 2 probe and was instrumental in it landing on MarsByAna da SilvaBristolPublishedJust nowA museum plaque has been unveiled in honour of the scientist who developed the Beagle 2 probe - the first British and European spacecraft to land on another planet.The tribute, at the M Shed in Bristol, recognises the space probe landing on Mars on Christmas Day 2003 and honours the contribution to the mission of the late Bristol-born scientist Professor Colin Pillinger."He was exceptional," said UK Space Agency former chief scientist Chris Lee who worked on Beagle 2 with Pillinger.
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