The spacecraft remains in good health and is currently
about 98 million kilometers from Earth. No significant spacecraft activities
were performed this week. The total flight time since launch is now 149
days, and we have 63 days until Mars arrival.
The EDL planning team completed a very successful Sequence of Events Peer
Review. This review covered the detailed flight software sequence used during
EDL, recent changes in the EDL software, robustness and regression testing
performed since launch, and detailed operational plans for TCM-5 and EDL
approach. The review board, led by Jim Marr, agreed that no significant
holes exist in the EDL sequence and that we are well on our way to being
prepared for EDL operations.
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