ExoMars: Drop test to ensure soft touchdown on Red Planet.

Date: Fri, Sep 03, 2021 | 06:30 - 07:12 GMT | 08:30 - 09:12 CEST

Replay: Sat, Sep 04, 2021 | 10:30 - 11:15 GMT | 12:30 - 13:15 CEST

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Last June the ExoMars team has performed important parachute drop tests at the estrange space center in Kiruna Sweden. They tested the first stage supersonic parachute and the second main stage parachute of the ExoMars 2022 descent vehicle. Both parachutes are crucial to make a soft touchdown on the surface of our neighboring planet. The ExoMars 2022 mission will bring the European Rover Rosalind Franklin and the Russian made Kazachoch platform to the red planet to search for signs of past life beneath the surface of Mars. The Rover has been equipped with a 2 meter drill to exact soil samples which it can process in its onboard laboratory. By visiting our closest neighbour we will also learn more about own solar system and the habitability potential of other planets.

The VNR  includes an interview with Thierry Blancquart, ExoMars Team Leader, ESA in English  (A& B-Roll)& French (B-Roll)

More information at: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/ExoMars

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2021/08/Drop_tests_for_touchdown_on_Mars

Script:
ExoMars drop test FINAL.doc