Selmic advanced packaging technology in NASA Phoenix Mars Lander.

May.28.08

NASA Phoenix Mars lander touched the ground of Mars May 26th 1.31AM (CET) after 680Million kilometre and 10 months journey through the inner solar system.

Selmic has been delivering advanced packaging technology for two pressure sensors of the landers meteorological unit. The sensors are measuring atmosphere pressure in Mars.

The Phoenix lander and its scientific instruments are ideally suited to uncover the geologic history and biological potential of the Martian arctic in Mars. Phoenix is the first mission to return data from either polar region providing an important contribution to the overall NASA Mars science strategy "Follow the Water" and will be instrumental in achieving the four science goals of NASA's long-term Mars Exploration Program.

1.Determine whether Life ever arose on Mars 2.Characterize the Climate of Mars 3.Characterize the Geology of Mars 4.Prepare for Human Exploration

The Phoenix Mission has two objectives to support these goals:
A. Study the history of water in the Martian arctic and B. Search for evidence of a habitable zone and assess the biological potential of the ice-soil boundary.

Selmic has been working with Phoenix project from year 2005. We are extremely pleased about success of Phoenix project and most of all proud to be able to say that there are Selmic products in Mars.