The European Space Agency Launches Live YouTube Feed of Mars

The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a live YouTube feed of the Red Planet’s surface as part of its 20th anniversary celebration of the launch of the Mars Express 3D imaging mission of the Red Planet.

Direct Transmission of Images

The British newspaper Daily Mail reported that experts have spent several weeks developing tools that allow images from the probe’s camera to be transmitted directly and for an entire hour. James Godfrey, director of spacecraft operations at the European Space Agency, said: “This hasn’t been tried yet… Usually we see images from Mars and know they were taken a few days ago.”

Mars Express Mission

Mars Express is a space mission of the European Space Agency, launched on June 2, 2003, and orbited Mars on December 25, 2003, with the Beagle 2 lander onboard. Unfortunately, the lander was lost as it entered the planet’s airspace, but the module continued to work. The orbit sends images and data about the surface of Mars, looks for signs of water, and studies the geography of the surface and atmosphere of Mars.

The live YouTube feed of Mars gives the public a unique opportunity to view the surface of the Red Planet in real-time. The ESA continues to make strides in space exploration and research, and the Mars Express mission is just one example of their groundbreaking work.