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LongTomH

(8,636 posts) Sun Oct 16, 2016, 11:27 AM Oct 2016

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ESA's ExoMars Spacecraft Arrival at Mars Livestreaming NOW!!!

The ExoMars spacecraft, launched last March is arriving at Mars. You can watch the Livestream here:

http://livestream.com/ESA/marsarrival

Edited to Add:The live part of today's activity is over; but, you can still get information about ExoMars from this page. The next event will the separation and landing of the Schiaparelli lander Oct 19.

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ESA's ExoMars Spacecraft Arrival at Mars Livestreaming NOW!!! (Original Post) LongTomH Oct 2016 OP

Technically not live. VMA131Marine Oct 2016 #1

At least we can call the livestream from ESA live - except for about a second delay..... LongTomH Oct 2016 #2

Beg to differ getting old in mke Oct 2016 #3

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)

1. Technically not live.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Sun Oct 16, 2016, 11:30 AM

Oct 2016

It takes 15-30 minutes for signals to get from Mars to Earth depending on position on Mars relative to Earth. Just sayin'!

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)

2. At least we can call the livestream from ESA live - except for about a second delay.....

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 16, 2016, 11:32 AM

Oct 2016

......to bounce up to a satellite and down.

getting old in mke

(813 posts)

3. Beg to differ

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 01:01 AM

Oct 2016

It's a live stream, just a really, really, really long stream

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