Mars mission targets Next Monday launch
All looks best for an on-time release of Europe's objective to Mars.
A jv with Russia, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) is defined to release atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, monday on.
The satellite will attempt to discover and characterise the marginal constituents of the planet's atmosphere.
An integral quest is to comprehend methane, a gas which has an urgent persistence and which some own speculated could hint at the occurrence of microbial life.
Lift-off of the Proton is definitely scheduled for 15:31 local time (09:31 GMT).
"We've had an excellent launch plan to date - no legitimate issues," explained Walter Cugno from the lead European contractor, Thales Alenia Space.
A jv with Russia, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) is defined to release atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, monday on.
The satellite will attempt to discover and characterise the marginal constituents of the planet's atmosphere.
An integral quest is to comprehend methane, a gas which has an urgent persistence and which some own speculated could hint at the occurrence of microbial life.
Lift-off of the Proton is definitely scheduled for 15:31 local time (09:31 GMT).
"We've had an excellent launch plan to date - no legitimate issues," explained Walter Cugno from the lead European contractor, Thales Alenia Space.
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