Lander (spacecraft) a landing which should have come on 25 December 2003 was not received. Indeed, no communication was ever established and "Beagle 2" was declared lost on 6 February 2004. The proposed 2009 British Beagle 3 lander mission to search for life, past or present was not adopted. The French/ESA NetLander mission for 2007 or 2009, with an orbiter and 4 landers, was cancelled because it was too expensive. Its successor, Mars MetNet, a multi-lander mission for 2011–2019 was not adopted by the ESA. The American Mars Exploration Rovers "Spirit" and "Opportunity" were launched in June and July 2003. They reached
The Lost Christmas Eve The Lost Christmas Eve The Lost Christmas Eve is the fourth album by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It was released on October 12, 2004, and is the last album in their "Christmas trilogy", with "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" (1996) and "The Christmas Attic" (1998) coming before it. All three albums, as well as their "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve" DVD, were featured in the box set of "The Christmas Trilogy". In 2012 Trans-Siberian Orchestra toured a live production of "The Lost Christmas Eve" for the first time and performed the Rock Opera in over 100 arena shows across North America.