ExoMars progress update
ExoMars 2020 has passed a number of milestones. The European carrier module was delivered in March. The European rover, which contains nine instruments, has been assembled by Airbus UK and is under environmental testing in Toulouse. It should be integrated with the spacecraft by the end of the year. The spacecraft is now in the Thales Alenia Space test facilities in Cannes to start the environmental and performance verification test campaign that will last until February 2020.
However, there remain some important challenges ahead for the parachute system of the descent module. Recent balloon high-altitude drop tests were unsuccessful. As a result, the next and final two drop tests, scheduled between January and March 2020, must be fully successful otherwise the mission cannot launch in 2020.
The joint ESA and Russian mission consists of four elements: a carrier module to propel the spacecraft to Mars, a descent module, a surface science platform and the Rosalind Franklin rover, which will use its drill up to depths of two meters to search for signs of life.
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The launch should be in 2019 so that the arrival and landing could be in 2020, if of course you want to keep the name ExoMars2020. Good luck.
Yes '' I waiting and all Indians
We going to make it,
You'd think, everything there is to know about parachutes and their deployment is already known. 1:57
This would be an incredible achievement for Europe and the final end of the Russian Mars curse
Man I hate French accents.
Drill, baby, drill! 🙂
liked it better when it was a "race"
Obrigada ESA pelas boas notícias, pelo vídeo e explicações. Força, andamento rápido, 2020 está aí. Lisboa/Portugal
Il faut prendre des cours de prononciation svp
Ce bon accent de français
If there are being introduced, multiple wheels, if one wheel becomes damaged for some reason, it would be a good thing if the rovers could find some way to remove the bad wheel so as not to obstruct mobility. And spare wheels would be exactly what the doctor ordered. Spare parts need to be delivered and stored on Mars and robots controlled remotely as well as a second set of rovers parked for future use and so on.
ESA is many years behind NASA. Small minded and fearful culture.
Considering the differences in atmospheric densities how much value is there in testing a parachute system in Earths atmosphere when it’s designed for landing on Mars. I’m sure they know what they are doing, definitely know more than me.