Engines to land spacecraft on Mars

The European Space Agency’s ExoMars mission blasted off from Kazahkstan on 14th March.  Israel’s Rafael Industries made the vital hydrazine thrusters for the Schiaparelli landing module, which on 19th Oct will slow the decent of Schiaparelli to just 2 meters above the Mars surface.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r7qqK5E7fU

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-rocket-technology-to-help-explorer-ease-onto-mars/

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/How_Schiaparelli_will_land_on_Mars

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