• Question: i think this is really interesting, if you are allowed to do this experiment then when do you think it will be finished by?:)e.g. 2014

    Asked by howtaunk1 to Adam, Catherine, Karen, Leila, Nazim on 15 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by littlechatterbox, immyt.
    • Photo: Adam Stevens

      Adam Stevens answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      Well the spacecraft that my instrument is meant to travel on should be launched in 2016, after I finish my research. I need to submit my PhD by 2015, but I might be able to carry on the research after that. Hopefully we will start getting results by about 2017, which would be when the real fun starts!

    • Photo: Catherine Rix

      Catherine Rix answered on 19 Mar 2012:

      The experiment I’m working on is due to fly to Mars in 2018. We have to deliver the complete experiment to the European Space Agency in 2015, so I’ll probably work on something else after that but hopefully will be able to come back to help analyse the data from the mission

    • Photo: Leila Battison

      Leila Battison answered on 19 Mar 2012:

      I think this question is mostly for Adam and the others working on the new Mars instruments. I’ll be watching their progress closely too because I am really curious about how their search and findings will affect what people think about life on Mars 🙂

    • Photo: Karen Masters

      Karen Masters answered on 19 Mar 2012:

      Hmm I guess this not really for me. I’m not working on a single experiment.

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