Posted by jburk to Mars Express at March 10, 2004 11:17 AM

"Space appears to have become fashionable again," says Dr Colin Hicks, director general of the British National Space Centre (BNSC). Hicks is particularly busy at present. After the ill-fated Beagle 2 mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced its desire to begin another Mars exploration space programme.