Probably the most unsurprising news I've heard all week.

Quote:

Second Setback for British Mission to Mars

LONDON (Reuters) - A British mission trying to find life on Mars suffered a second setback when its space probe again failed to send a signal to confirm it had landed, project organizers said on Friday.




It never fails with these Mars missions.

Quote:

Beagle 2's latest failure to make contact capped a dismal Christmas Day for the mission's British scientists, trying to answer a question which has fascinated mankind for years -- "Is there life on Mars?"




Well, if there is, they're certainly [censored] camera shy!!!



http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24may_1.htm

http://www.msss.com/education/facepage/face.html