Why the continued delay on deploying the Antenna. It is to late to do anything about the possible chance of damage to the Mars Express probe at this time. If all they are waiting for is to complete the main objectives before doing so then just say it. Otherwise we will all start to second guess the reasons for the delay.

Harold, intriguing analysis and assessment with delay. The article indicates 'probable malfunction' with deployment of Marsis and further study and recommendation by the scientific advisors. What was the recommendations of the 'religious' advisors when Christopher Columbus approached the Royal leadership and requested a ship to 'sail and search for spices'? Does cause one to second guess, especially the possibility of hydro-geothermal caverns, a super-volcano under the Tharis buldge, methyl-hydrates in the regolith of the polar caps, or reserviors of the Martian Ocean near the Hellas Basin's fracture zones that 'will be discovered' radiating out of the impact zone below the Martian surface. Oh, excuse me, just creative thinking for science fiction writers or Ph.D. canidates!