From Ars Technica:
"The European and Russian space agencies have announced they will decide the fate of their ExoMars mission at a meeting on March 12.
The joint mission to deliver a rover and suite of scientific instruments to the surface of the red planet is set for a July on a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. However, serious questions were raised about the viability of the lander's complicated parachute systems last year and ongoing problems in testing them."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02 ... rs-lander/
Space travel/exploration is inherently complex. Sometimes complex systems become a hinderance, rather than assistance.
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Delay seems likely as parachute problems plague European Mars lander
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Delay seems likely as parachute problems plague European Mars lander
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Telescopes: Questar 3.5 Standard SN 18-11421; Stellina (EAA); Vespera II (EAA)
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Local Club: New Hampshire Astronomical Society
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