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ExoMars update: Timeline for separation and orbit insertion

Posted: 14 Oct 2016 09:51 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...-timeline.html

Schiaparelli is GO for landing, and ExoMars TGO is GO for orbit insertion!
When to expect ExoMars events: Schiaparelli separation, final trajectory
maneuvers, landing events, orbit insertion, and press briefings.

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How should America feel about China's space ambitions?

Posted: 14 Oct 2016 04:00 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...ambitions.html

China is sending two astronauts on a month-long mission to the country's
new space station. What are China's long-term space goals? Does the
narrative of a space race between the U.S. and China fit? If so, what
happens if America loses?