Poorly understood Mars landing conditions led to probe’s demise: report
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 14:02
in Astronomy & Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Europe's Schiaparelli spacecraft came very close to a successful landing on Mars last year, but engineers failed to realize how jarring the probe's parachute descent could be, dooming the touchdown, a report released on Wednesday said.