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A tale of two Beagles Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

By Professor Colin Pillinger (The Open University)

05 October 2009

Colin Pillinger, Beagle2 project leader, talks about the mission to land a spacecraft on Mars and the search for HMS Beagle, the ship that took... Read more : A tale of two Beagles

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The Material World: On Chesil BeachESA / NASA / JPL / University of Arizona

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University), Karl Atkinson (The Open University)

25 November 2008

Our planetary scientists spend time on Chesil Beach, simulating the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Read more : The Material World: On Chesil Beach

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Mission to BrightonNASA

By The Stardate team (The Open University)

02 April 2008

Join us on a virtual journey to explore the science behind the Huygens probe sent to explore Titan, one of Saturn's mysterious moons. To help... Read more : Mission to Brighton

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Mission to Brighton Featuring: activity, NASA

By The Stardate team (The Open University)

25 March 2008

Our virtual journey explores the science behind the Huygens probe sent to explore Titan, one of Saturn's mysterious moons Read more : Mission to Brighton

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Fly me to the Moon...: The European Student Moon OrbiterCreative Commons Image zhiying_chen under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Andrew Morris (The Open University)

24 December 2007

In 2011, the European Student Moon Orbiter will be blasting off. Andrew Morris popped in to see the preparations. Read more : Fly me to the Moon...: The European Student Moon Orbiter

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The Penetrometer Featuring: video,audio, Source: ESA

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

Seventeen years of work, seven years of space flight, all for one second of data from the Huygens Penetrometer. John relives the white knuckle... Read more : The Penetrometer

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OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor ZarneckiThe Open University

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

John Zarnecki has had an astonishing career. We profile the man chosen to give the 2007 Open University Lecture. Read more : OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor Zarnecki

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Disappointments and science fiction Featuring: video,audio, NASA

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

'Disappointments and science fiction' is part 10 of The OU Lecture 2007 - Fingers Crossed: 50 years of space exploration by John Zarnecki Read more : Disappointments and science fiction

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Crème brûlée Featuring: video,audio, Source: ESA

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

What was the point of Huygens? John shares the discoveries his team made from the probe. Read more : Crème brûlée

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Fifty Years In Space: Listen to the lecture Featuring: audio, The Open University

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University)

26 June 2007

The Open University's 2007 Annual Lecture by John Zarnecki reviews some nail-biting moments from the first 50 years of mankind's journey into space Read more : Fifty Years In Space: Listen to the lecture

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Pages tagged as Spacecraft

A tale of two Beagles Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

The Material World: On Chesil BeachESA / NASA / JPL / University of Arizona

Mission to BrightonNASA

Mission to Brighton Featuring: activity, NASA

Fly me to the Moon...: The European Student Moon OrbiterCreative Commons Image zhiying_chen under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

The Penetrometer Featuring: video,audio, Source: ESA

OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor ZarneckiThe Open University

Disappointments and science fiction Featuring: video,audio, NASA

Crème brûlée Featuring: video,audio, Source: ESA

Fifty Years In Space: Listen to the lecture Featuring: audio, The Open University