But Skandia had no plan B to counter the grinding descent of technology stocks and its annuity sales.
But true to the Jeep name, the Renegade has an available Trailhawk package that fortifies its chassis with skid plates, tow hooks, higher ground clearance and hill descent control technology.
Other new features on the rover will include a new cruise stage to fly the rover out to Mars and new descent-stage technology for landing — including something that JPL is calling a "sky crane" to lower the rover onto the planet's surface.
"But what was once out of reach is now conceivable, thanks to the 2020 engineering team and advances in Mars entry, descent and landing technologies".
"The new payload deployment capability from UP Aerospace was successfully demonstrated, opening the opportunity for future entry, descent and landing technologies to be tested and matured under Flight Opportunities".
The first launch in 2016 will include the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) plus a stationary lander, called Schiaparelli, whose primary purpose is to test entry, descent, and landing technology.
Now, I know I'm "comparing apples with oranges" to some extent here - 2016 is all about developing entry, descent and landing technology for future planetary exploration.
Additional studies have shown the requirements for missions more ambitious than the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory (∼900 kg payload mass) to extend beyond the capabilities of Viking-heritage entry, descent, and landing (EDL) technologies, namely blunt-body aeroshells, supersonic disk-gap-band parachutes, and existing TPS materials.
Almost all the big US technology companies have technology pioneers of Indian descent, including the fathers of the USB and technology blogging.
Present Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) technology for interplanetary missions does not have the capabilities to meet the demanding requirements that come with future missions.
