Ready for descent — deploy thrusters! The Schiaparelli space

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European Spacecraft Prepares to Land on Mars Next Week

By Samantha Mathewson, Space.com Contributor | October 10, 2016 03:06pm ET



Ready for descent — deploy thrusters! The Schiaparelli spacecraft, part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) ExoMars mission to Mars, has received its landing commands for its expected Oct. 19 touchdown on the Red Planet, and a new video shows how the spacecraft will descend.

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[pickinduck]

There has been a lot of failed Mars missions do you think they can do it?

[pickinduck]

Have they had a successful mars mission yet or is this there first?

[sherlew99]

Our rovers were pretty successful, I'd say. I think they can do it.

[sherlew99]

Here's an update:


Europe steers lander towards Mars surface