It is reported that the University of Plymouth started creating unusual ship Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship. Or – if briefly – MARS.

What is special of Autonomous Research Ship?

This fully self-contained platform. It is able to overcome the huge distance and independently carry out the necessary experiments.

In the invention, a very interesting design. MARS successfully combines the advantages of the trimaran on electricity and sailfish. The energy unit receives from the solar panels.

Length Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship is 32.5 m, width – 16.8 m. What is the speed of developing the new product? In windy weather – up to 37 km / h (20 knots). However, when you have to rely on the engine, the number drops to 23 km / h (eg, calm).

With regard to navigation, it is carried out using GPS. In addition, there is a system to prevent collisions.

Where is the scientific equipment? In a special compartment. The modules can be combined – depending on the task.

Even in construction attended by experts and MSubs Shuttleworth Design. Descent MARS water is expected in 2020.

Source: gizmag

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Lost from view in 2003, launched the UK Mars lander Beagle-2 was finally found on the Martian surface unit Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (juice. – MRO) American agency NASA. Image analysis showed that come into contact with our neighbor in the solar system, according to all accounts, did not survive the December 25, 2003 a rigid landing partially disperse their details on the surface of the Red Planet. No signal was received from the landed on the Martian surface unit within a reasonable time to wait. Everything has been thought that all the unit no one else sees, but there it was … But back to the story.

Veagle-2 was launched into an open space June 2, 2003, sent jointly with the mission of ESA’s Mars Express agency in order to find clues as to the presence of life on the Martian surface or its definitive absence. Fallen on the surface of the device (along with other debris, which is believed to have been associated with the process of the descent of the spacecraft), was found at the expected landing site during the study, conducted by a different mission. In the vicinity of the crater, which was studied by means of Isidis Planitia, which is close to the Martian equator, have been made of the image, which experts were able to identify a bit forgotten apparatus Beagle-2, to be exact – but what’s left of it.

“We are very happy to know that Beagle-2 was able to land on Mars,” said Alvaro Jimenez, Director of ESA’s science and research of automated technologies. “Attracted by the study of images with high resolution, scientists from different teams, seeing the lander, were delighted.” Three sets of images taken by a camera with high resolution, installed on board the MRO, suggest that the Beagle-2 has successfully logged into the atmosphere of Mars, the descent.

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National Agency of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in February of this year reported that the assembly of the space probe MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is completed. Recall that the spacecraft was built by specialists Lockheed Martin, and the launch of the mission, which will help determine how Mars lost its atmosphere, will be held next Monday – November 18.

The probe will be launched from the space center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Will be used to launch the rocket Atlas 5. According to NASA, to get to Mars MAVEN spacecraft will take about 10 months. It is expected that the probe will be released on an elliptical orbit around Mars in September 2014.

On board the spacecraft are 8 different devices, forming three sets of tools. They are designed to help scientists to accurately measure the rate at which the red planet is losing air, and to find out how the rate of loss of the atmosphere affect the climate of Mars in the past.

Finally it is worth noting that the construction of MAVEN spent $ 671 million if the rocket launch for some reason not be able to do during the launch window (from 18 November to 7 December), it will have to wait for the next two years.

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