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Beagle 2 space probe found on White House lawn
Scientists announced yesterday that the Beagle 2 space probe had been found in Washington DC within the grounds of the White House.
The probe, with which scientists lost contact when it was sent to Mars nearly two years ago, was designed to detect life as intelligent as an Amoeba even if such life forms were located several miles away from where the probe landed.
Professor Douglas Ramsbottom, Chief Engineer on the Beagle 2 project, said: "After thinking we had lost Beagle 2 forever, we were excited to suddenly receive a transmission announcing the probe had located intelligent life. This was just before the probe was found by a party of British school children on a summer visit to the White House."
"After examining Beagle 2, we discovered that it must have become dislodged from its rocket and parachuted into the grounds of the White House shortly after launch. Our analysis shows that the instruments on board the craft are intact and have been recording perfectly for two years. However, until the probe was found by these British children the instruments registered absolutely nothing. Now that it's back in our workshop the damn thing won't shut up!"
White House spokesman Greg Mullet said: "It's great that the Brits have found their space probe. President Bush noticed it a few times in the garden, but had thought that it was some sort of water feature or bird table that had been installed by President Clinton. After it was examined and given the all clear by the FBI and several of our intelligence agencies he even brought the thing inside for a few months and used it as a paper weight on his own desk. For a while it was also a centrepiece on the meeting table used by the president and his team of advisers."
NASA spokesman Douglas Ramsbottom added: "We are very interested in the sensors on board Beagle 2. We are arranging a meeting with the Brits and hope they might be able to advise why NASA has had so much difficulty in getting the same technology to work in our own labs."
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