Very sad news. As far as I’ve heard, they are still trying to regain control, but both (non-public yet) versions of the possible cause make recovery seem unlikely.
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And this is one of the newer orbiters. We better get TCO there as soon as possible!!
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And this is one of the newer orbiters. We better get TCO there as soon as possible!!
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Mission design life was 2 years
Science mission has been going on for more than 11, and has delivered tons of data about how Mars lost it’s atmosphere
Hope they recover it, but it’s done the job it was sent to do
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Very sad news. As far as I’ve heard, they are still trying to regain control, but both (non-public yet) versions of the possible cause make recovery seem unlikely.
And this is one of the newer orbiters. We better get TCO there as soon as possible!!
And this is one of the newer orbiters. We better get TCO there as soon as possible!!
Mission design life was 2 years
Science mission has been going on for more than 11, and has delivered tons of data about how Mars lost it’s atmosphere
Hope they recover it, but it’s done the job it was sent to do
Yes, the planned Mars TeleCommuincations Orbiter