RIP Colin Pillinger

[NickFitz]

BBC News - Colin Pillinger dies after brain haemorrhage

[Mich the Tester]

Yes,

A real shame that.

[speling bee]

For a short time, it seemed as if a human colony on Mars would be one big scrumpy fuelled punch-up. It will be much more dull now.

[original PM]

I really did feel for the guy when Beagle 2 failed.

Sad times for British science.

[TykeMerc]

That's a shame.

[OwlHoot]

I really did feel for the guy when Beagle 2 failed. ...

Me too, although I had mixed feelings of the "mother-in-law driving off a cliff in your new car" variety as the thing was financed by the EU.

Quite a few space scientists and astronomers seem to die of a brain haemorrhage. Maybe so much time spent craning their heads back to peer through telescopes strains and eventually weakens veins in their necks and heads similar to gin-slinger's neck.

[original PM]

Me too, although I had mixed feelings of the "mother-in-law driving off a cliff in your new car" variety as the thing was financed by the EU.
Quite a few space scientists and astronomers seem to die of a brain haemorrhage. Maybe so much time spent craning their heads back to peer through telescopes strains and eventually weakens veins in their necks and heads similar to gin-slinger's neck.

Yes I did feel getting the piggy back from the american's did stink a bit of doing it on a budget....