Editing Mars Express (section)

==== 2005 ====
* In 2005, [[ESA]] scientists reported that the OMEGA (Visible and Infrared Mineralogical Mapping Spectrometer: "Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité") instrument data indicates the presence of hydrated sulphates, silicates and various rock-forming minerals.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mustard |first1=JF |title=Olivine and Pyroxene Diversity in the Crust of Mars |journal=Science |date=2005 |volume=307 |issue=5715 |pages=1594–7 |doi=10.1126/science.1109098|pmid=15718427 |bibcode=2005Sci...307.1594M |s2cid=15548016 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bargery |first1=AS|display-authors=etal|title=NEAR-INFRARED ANALYSIS OF TEMPE TERRA, OLYMPICA FOSSAE AND NILI FOSSAE FROM OMEGA DATA |journal=Lunar and Planetary Science |date=2006 |volume=XXXVII |page=1684}}</ref>
* February 8: The delayed deployment of the MARSIS antenna, planned for early May 2005, has been given a green light by ESA.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Green_light_for_deployment_of_ESA_s_Mars_Express_radar|title=Green light for deployment of ESA's Mars Express radar|publisher=[[ESA]]|date=February 8, 2005|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>

* May 5: The first boom of the MARSIS antenna was successfully deployed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4516535.stm|title=First Marsis radar boom deployed|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=May 5, 2005|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> At first, there was no indication of any problems, but later it was discovered that one segment of the boom did not lock.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4528763.stm|title=Delay hits Mars radar deployment|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=May 9, 2005|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> The deployment of the second boom was delayed to allow for further analysis of the problem.

* May 11: Using the [[Sun]]'s heat to expand the segments of the MARSIS antenna, the last segment locked in successfully.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/First_MARSIS_boom_successfully_deployed|title=First MARSIS boom successfully deployed|publisher=[[ESA]]|date=May 11, 2005|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>

* June 14: The second boom was deployed, and on June 16 ESA announced it was a success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Smooth_deployment_for_second_MARSIS_antenna_boom|title=Smooth deployment for second MARSIS antenna boom|publisher=[[ESA]]|date=June 16, 2005|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>

* June 22: ESA announces that MARSIS is fully operational and will soon begin acquiring data. This comes after the deployment of the third boom on June 17, and a successful transmission test on June 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Mars_Express_radar_ready_to_work|title=Mars Express radar ready to work|publisher=[[ESA]]|date=June 22, 2005|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>