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Ewellix planetary roller screw lands on Mars

Ewellix has developed and manufactured a planetary roller screw that recently landed on Mars as part of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission.

02/08/2021 11:51:20

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Ewellix engineers worked in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology, to develop a roller screw component for the Perseverance Rover
that would be robust enough to withstand the extreme conditions of outer space and Mars, which can reach -80°C.

After a 203-day journey, the Perseverance Rover, the largest
and most advanced rover NASA has sent to another planet, has touched down on Mars to search for signs of ancient microbial life. The Rover’s mission is to
collect Martian rocks, and extract and seal samples for testing and onboard storage. The mission team of NASA scientists will then decide when and where the Perseverance Rover will
leave the samples for pick up by a future mission in approximately 2031, to bring them back to Earth for detailed analysis...

Read the full article in the August issue of DPA

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.