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There was no program on Christmas day about the Beagle 2 Mars lander, but the capsule should have landed and begun transmitting it’s test signal at somewhere around 3am, so I wouldn’t have seen it anyway. The sad news of course is that Beagle 2 has so far failed to be contacted. It may not be transmitting it’s test signal, it may be and we just can’t find it, but I have a nasty feeling it’s all much worse than this. Not wishing to be the pessimist but I have a feeling all is not well and beagle 2 is scattered in many pieces across the martian surface. There are still chances to make contact with the lander over the next few days so I’m keeping my fingers crossed for all involved.