Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Instrumententraeger
English translation:
rover platforms
Added to glossary by
Bhavna Bajaj
Jan 26, 2010 16:41
14 yrs ago
German term
India
professional and timely translations
Native in: English 
, Hindi
Works in: German to English
Instrumententraeger
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Astronomy & Space
In a text on Mars
" Amerikanische, sowjetische und europaeische Forscher haben zahlreiche Instrumententraeger zum Mars geschickt...."
Does it mean spaceships/space probes?
" Amerikanische, sowjetische und europaeische Forscher haben zahlreiche Instrumententraeger zum Mars geschickt...."
Does it mean spaceships/space probes?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | instrument platforms |
jccantrell
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Change log
Jan 26, 2010 17:17: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Science" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
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jccantrell
United States
United States
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United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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instrument platforms
or payload platforms, if you are talking about satellites.
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-01-26 16:47:14 GMT)
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And it can mean satellites or even the stationary landers, rovers, all those things, I should think.
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Note added at 27 mins (2010-01-26 17:09:16 GMT)
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Here is NASA calling it a "rover platform":
http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/pub/archive/0417.pdf
And another with an orbiter:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/winds/
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-01-26 16:47:14 GMT)
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And it can mean satellites or even the stationary landers, rovers, all those things, I should think.
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Note added at 27 mins (2010-01-26 17:09:16 GMT)
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Here is NASA calling it a "rover platform":
http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/pub/archive/0417.pdf
And another with an orbiter:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/winds/
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help! I finally went ahead with "rover platform" "
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