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CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory hosted a launch event including a live launch feed from ESA at the occasion of the Mars Express mission.
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Mars Express was successfully launched at 18:45 BST on 2 June 2003 from Baikonur, Kazakstan. Mars Express comprises a number of essential components – the spacecraft and its instruments, the lander, a network of ground and data processing stations, and the launcher itself. RAL has been responsible for the thermal design and analysis of Beagle 2, which transports the lander during its descent from Mars Express.
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