Topic: European Space Agency lands on Mars today!
Robxbox73's photo
Wed 10/19/16 05:05 AM
Edited by Robxbox73 on Wed 10/19/16 04:59 AM
A Russian/ESA Probe Shiaperelli, will land today at 7am MST.
The probe seperated from its Satalite 3 days ago on 10/16/16. Its purpose is to sample the Martian atmosphere for methane, specificaly, living organisim methane. The probe will communicate with its satalite its findings. The ESA is seeking its own answers to the possibility that there may be living beings on Mars. As NASA has been tight liped about the matter. After 3 days the probes batteries will expire. They should have used American battery tecnology. Would have lasted for years. Links below.
Check ESA
The ESA TV programme will be broadcast on this page in two parts on 19 October:

15:44–16:59 GMT / 17:44–18:59 CEST
18:25–20:03 GMT / 20:25–22:03 CEST

20 October – status report and first images
A press conference is scheduled for 20 October at 08:00 GMT / 10:00 CEST, when a mission status update is expected, along with the first images from the Schiaparelli descent camera. This will also be streamed live via the player above.

https://youtu.be/3j0Zfwdcfwo


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Wed 10/19/16 06:43 AM
Let's hope it doesn't go pear shaped like last time.

mightymoe's photo
Wed 10/19/16 07:46 AM

Let's hope it doesn't go pear shaped like last time.


Russia and Mars haven't had much luck... i think their last 6 probes were all lost...

NotPay4Play's photo
Wed 10/19/16 04:18 PM


Let's hope it doesn't go pear shaped like last time.


Russia and Mars haven't had much luck... i think their last 6 probes were all lost...


Maybe the Martians are stealing parts off their probes to repair their own technology?

no1phD's photo
Wed 10/19/16 04:28 PM
Well shut the front door really.!!.
Another probe to Mars..hmm
I hope it finds more than..hmm.. dirt and rocks.. because that would be an awful big waste of time.. seeing how we have lots of dirt and rocks here..lol... why don't they try something more realistic like shoot for the Moon... who the heck wants to go to.Mars??.. but I would love a trip to the moon... sit in my moon dom...look down at the Earth... go for a little zero gravity Hip Hop... shoot a round of moon golf..lol

mightymoe's photo
Wed 10/19/16 04:29 PM



Let's hope it doesn't go pear shaped like last time.


Russia and Mars haven't had much luck... i think their last 6 probes were all lost...


Maybe the Martians are stealing parts off their probes to repair their own technology?


from the Russians???

motowndowntown's photo
Fri 10/21/16 11:35 AM
Heard possible early chute deployment. May have had a pretty hard landing.

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Fri 10/21/16 12:15 PM
Well, it the landing looks like a B space movie.. then it was filmed in a warehouse somewhere in the Ukraine