Mars Lander on Schedule

[Channel Hopper]

Commands sent allowing the Schiaparelli lander to be deployed on the surface at the end of the week.

European Spacecraft Prepares to Land on Mars Next Week

Apparently a dust storm is about to start meaning there may not be a clear video of the descent.

 

[Terryl]

Meaning that they might wind up in someones back yard in Birmingham............................................Sorry...................................................My fault.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Meaning that they might wind up in someones back yard in Birmingham............................................Sorry...................................................My fault.

Not at all, the whole region -the UK one - could best be described as a 'crater'.

 

[Terryl]

It could be real bad if they landed in Oakland CA, you would find it's wheels on Craig's list the same day.

 

[Channel Hopper]

They preorder them around here. Conversation goes like this

What tyres are on the rims ?

What tyres are you looking for ?

 

[Channel Hopper]

Well lookie here neighbo(u)r

California, Birmingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Channel Hopper]

Twin town

Birmingham (crater) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Channel Hopper]

Confirmed landing near Terryl Wednesday afternoon.

All eyes on the red planet as ESA's lander prepares to hurtle towards Mars

 

[Channel Hopper]

Lander deployed yesterday afternoon, on its way down to the planet. The main orbiter craft has a new trajectory.

ExoMars arrival seen by Mars Express

 

[Channel Hopper]

Eutelsat 10A @ 10degEast
Txp B5 Ch A (9MHz)
D/link freq: 11126.83 MHz Pol: X/horizontal
Signal: HD 1080i/50 MPEG4 420 clear SR: 7.200 FEC: ¾ Mod: DVBS2/8PSK
Audio 1: commentated mix (ESA prog out)
Audio 2: international (main control room voice loops)
Audio mono/PIDs open

 

[Channel Hopper]

Or here

ExoMars Arrival at the Red Planet on Livestream

An hour or so to go

 

[william-1]

 

[Channel Hopper]

Ah, I'm an hour ahead

 

[william-1]

Simulation of what was happening on Mars 10 minutes ago feed 2 on 7 east

 

[Lazarus]

Haven't the BBC got Huw Edwards on site?

 

[Lazarus]

No signal from European Schiaparelli Mars lander - BBC News

 

[Channel Hopper]

Signal received

 

[Lazarus]

Signal received

 

[Channel Hopper]

ExoMars: British scientists face ‘six minutes of terror’ as Mars probe plunges to surface of Red Planet

 

[Lazarus]

Just been listening to a rather giddy ESA rep on Radio 4.

No signal from Lander yet, but while on air they received confirmation the Orbiter was doing its thing.