This story was originally podcast in SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series
19 Episode 74.

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Europe’s Schiaparelli Mars lander lost on its final decent to the red
planet’s surface.

Mission managers at the European space Agency are still struggling to
re-establish contact with its Schiaparelli Mars lander. The 577
kilogram spacecraft lost contact with ESA mission control in Darmstadt
Germany during its six minute journey to the surface of the red planet.

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