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Airbus space technology reaches Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover relies on industry built weather station and communications antenna
![Perseverance with MEDA and HGAS](https://avionews.it/resources/big/3f2967b9d89cc1fe5cd0519cbfd70cc9.jpg.webp)
When NASA's Perseverance rover lands on the surface of the Red Planet today, key Airbus technology will be on board: the MEDA meteorological station will provide scientists with valuable Mars weather data and the High Gain Antenna System (HGAS) will ensure a high-speed comms link with Earth for the duration of the MARS2020 mission.Perseverance will use seven scientific instruments to study the Martian...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency