Title :
The EGSE for the DREAMS payload onboard the ExoMars 2016 space mission
Author :
Molfese, C. ; Schipani, P. ; Marty, L. ; Esposito, Floriana ; D´Orsi, S. ; Debei, S. ; Bettanini, C. ; Aboudan, Alessio ; Colombatti, G. ; Mugnuolo, R. ; Marchetti, Eda ; Pirrotta, S.
Author_Institution :
INAF, Oss. Astron. di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
This paper describes the Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) developed for automatic tests of DREAMS (Dust characterization, Risk assessment, and Environment Analyser on the Martian Surface), that is the only surface payload package to be accommodated on the Entry, Descendent and landing Module (EDM) of the ExoMars 2016 mission to Mars, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).
Keywords :
Mars; entry, descent and landing (spacecraft); planetary rovers; DREAMS Payload; EGSE; Electrical Ground Support Equipment; Entry, Descendent and landing Module; European Space Agency; ExoMars 2016 Space Mission; Russian Federal Space Agency; martian surface; Instruments; Power supplies; Software; Space vehicles; Telemetry; Temperature sensors; Automatic Test Equipment; DREAMS; EGSE; ExoMars 2016;
Conference_Titel :
Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Benevento
DOI :
10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2014.6865945
