The ExoMars EDM Structural Model during the entry load test
Date: 16 October 2013
Satellite: ExoMars 2016 - EDM
Depicts: ExoMars Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module Structural Model
Location: Thales Alenia Space, Turin, Italy
Copyright: ESA/B. Bethge
The ExoMars Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM) Structural Model during the entry load test. The air bag used to simulate the aerodynamic forces on the heat shield is hidden inside the orange test rig. Four of the eight steel bars used to keep the EDM in place and measure the resulting loads on the EDM are visible, connecting the base of the test jig with the clamp above the EDM.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
