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Emily Lakdawalla ‏@elakdawalla 1m1 minute ago

Emily Lakdawalla Retweeted Angeliki

Opportunity was instructed to attempt a photo; we don't know if it succeeded. Its downlink begins at 13:07 PDT / 20:07 UT / 22:07 CEST.

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Anyone knows what happened with that #Schiaparelli descent photo by @MarsRovers ? @elakdawalla ?
 

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Nicolas Wöhrl ‏@Icewalker1974 16 Min
There are actually some rumors behind the scenes that the landing was not soft and Schiaparelli did not make it. #ExoMars
 

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ESA Operations ‏@esaoperations 10m10 minutes ago

.@ESA_EDM recording from #MarsExpress is inconclusive - not clear yet what the status of the lander is #ExoMars

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ESA Operations ‏@esaoperations 10m10 minutes ago

.@ESA_EDM recording from #MarsExpress is inconclusive - not clear yet what the status of the lander is #ExoMars

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Just clear some things up: MEX only recorded the carrier signal, not the actual telemetry. That was left up to TGO. MRO is the first chance for actual telemetry post-landing.
 

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So, Schiaparelli is still happily bouncing around Mars?
 

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ESA Operations ‏@esaoperations 2m2 minutes ago

We're hoping to get confirmation from #FlightDynamics in around 10-20 minutes the @ESA_TGO has entered the proper orbit #ExoMars
 

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ESA Operations ‏@esaoperations 7s7 seconds ago

.@ESA_TGO IS IN MARS ORBIT! #FlightDirector Michel Denis: "a good spacecraft in the right place - we have a mission around Mars" #ExoMars
 

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"No good signs" on Schiaparelli. Radio carrier signal cut off early.
 

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Earth recieved signal stopped half-way during the atmospheric portion of the descent. Same with the available data from the Mars Express....
 

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Mark McCaughrean ‏@markmccaughrean 7m7 minutes ago

Mars Express signal showed same break in @ESA_EDM carrier signal at same time as Pune. Not good, but need to see @ESA_TGO data to diagnose.



ESA Operations ‏@esaoperations 31s31 seconds ago

Experts will work through the night to assess the @ESA_EDM situation - next news will be tomorrow morning at 10:00 CEST #ExoMars
 

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I'm actually just catching up to this mission and was wondering about the science mission of Schiaparelli - if it is in the vicinity of Opportunity, what is interesting in that particular locale that cannot be examined by Opportunity? Or is the lander a technology test bed?
 

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ESA Live Broadcast of the Press Conference has started!

http://livestream.com/ESA/marsarrival

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Franco BONACINA is the speaker now. He is the ESA head of communication.

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Jan Worner, ESA Director General confirmed that TGO is in Martian orbit now.

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The EDM data was received by mother ship.

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Andrea Accomazzo head of solar and planetary mission director of ESA now speaking.

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Another challenge ahead for TGO is the orbit period reduction maneuver.

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EDM data may go wrong. EDM also deployed the parachute. Parachute phase no problem.

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It takes more time to analyze the descent data.

David Parker, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and robotic missions now speaking.

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Q&A session.

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2020 mission not in jeopardy?

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The team cannot still confirm if EDM has crash-landed. No data received is the reason.

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Curiosity is too far from EDM to confirm if it has landed.

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They are still monitoring EDM signals.
 

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Do you guys think there is any chance to see Schiaparelli from the Hirise of the MRO?
 

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Retro-rocket firing problem unclear due to lack of data.
 
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