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Tag Archives: Schiaparelli lander
NASA statement on ExoMars
“ESA and its international team have added an important achievement to the exploration of Mars by putting the Trace Gas Orbiter into orbit around the Red Planet as a platform for science investigation and communication infrastructure,” said Jim Green, director, … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Schiaparelli signals stopped shortly before planned touchdown
[ExoMars Twitter feed here] Essential data from the ExoMars Schiaparelli lander sent to its mothership Trace Gas Orbiter during the module’s descent to the Red Planet’s surface yesterday has been downlinked to Earth and is currently being analysed by experts. … Continue reading
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ExoMars: TGO in orbit; lander ‘under assessment’
[ExoMars Twitter feed here] The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) of ESA’s ExoMars 2016 has successfully performed the long 139-minute burn required to be captured by Mars and entered an elliptical orbit around the Red Planet, while contact has not yet … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Signals indicate TGO in Mars orbit, Schiaparelli safe landing not confirmed
18:53 CEST: The ExoMars/TGO spacecraft completed its critical orbit-insertion manoeuvre at Mars today and its signals were received by ground stations at 18:34 CEST, just as expected. The timely re-acquisition indicates the engine burn went as planned, and mission controllers … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Live updates on arrival, landing
Updates from ESA’s space operations centre as the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter approaches and enters orbit around the Red Planet, and the Schiaparelli module lands on its surface. Red Planet Report ExoMars mission coverage here. [More at links]
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ExoMars: Technology of Mars orbit insertion
The most critical moment so far in the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter’s journey will be Wednesday’s Mars Orbit Insertion burn – the long (ca. 134 mins) engine firing that will slow the spacecraft down sufficiently to be captured into Mars … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Ready for the Red Planet
Next week, ESA’s ExoMars has just a single chance to get captured by Mars’ gravity. The spacecraft and the mission controllers who will make it so are ready for arrival. [Video above shows arrival orbits — Ed.] The ExoMars Trace … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Live updates for arrival & landing
Live coverage of ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter arrival and Schiaparelli landing on Mars will begin on 16 October with the separation of the two spacecraft. Watch all livestreaming events [at link above] or directly via ESA’s Livestream channel. _________________________________________________ [Ed. … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Schiaparelli’s descent camera views
As the ExoMars Schiaparelli module descends onto Mars on 19 October it will capture 15 images of the approaching surface. Scientists have simulated the view we can expect to see from the descent camera [see frame at right]. Schiaparelli will … Continue reading
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ExoMars: Schiaparelli being readied for landing
This week, the commands that will govern the Schiaparelli lander’s descent and touchdown on Mars were uploaded to ESA’s ExoMars spacecraft, en route to the Red Planet. The Trace Gas Orbiter has been carrying the Schiaparelli entry, descent and landing … Continue reading
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