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After an 11-week pause due to Mars conjunction – when the Earth, Sun and Mars al…


After an 11-week pause due to Mars conjunction – when the Earth, Sun and Mars all aligned – and a major software update, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) will restart its delicate aerobraking campaign in September. “It means we’ll be that much closer to our final routine orbit and the start of science observations, the ultimate reason why we fly to Mars.” Animation shows TGO’s first year in orbit including the aerobraking orbits. Video credit: ESA Details in ESA’s Rocket Science blog http://bit.ly/2giZU8H[fb_vid id=”10155231834400667″]