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Manu72

24 Oct 2016 16:22



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ESA este optimista ca intotdeauna.
Pierderea lui Schiaparelli nu este un esec!
 
Rolul principal al lui Schiaparelli era de "landing demonstrator module" si a demonstrat cu succes (sic!) ca ESA inca nu este pregatita sa aterizeze in mod controlat obiecte fragile pe solul lui Marte.


http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/Schiaparelli_descent_data_decoding_underway

  “Following yesterday’s events we have an impressive orbiter around Mars ready for science and for relay support for the ExoMars rover mission in 2020,” said Jan Wörner, ESA’s Director General.  

“Schiaparelli’s primary role was to test European landing technologies. Recording the data during the descent was part of that, and it is important we can learn what happened, in order to prepare for the future.”

“In terms of the Schiaparelli test module, we have data coming back that allow us to fully understand the steps that did occur, and why the soft landing did not occur,” said David Parker, ESA’s Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration.

 “From the engineering standpoint, it’s what we want from a test, and we have extremely valuable data to work with. We will have an enquiry board to dig deeper into the data and we cannot speculate further at this time.”