NASA launch Mars probe project

The latest mission to search for little green men on Mars was officially launched at the National Space Centre today.

Fri, 23 May, 2003 - 14:05

The latest mission to search for little green men on Mars was officially launched at the National Space Centre today.

A team of Red Devils parachuted into the Leicester attraction, which is to be the control centre for the forthcoming Beagle 2 Expedition to the Red Planet.

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