Tag: ExoMars
Mars Rover assembly complete ahead of 2020 launch
The assembly of the ExoMars Rover is now complete ahead of its proposed blast-off date next year. However, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars mission to the Red Planet could hang in the balance, as successful tests on the rover’s parachutes are yet to be conducted. The Rosalind Franklin rover’s supersonic parachutes will be put…
Life on Mars? InSight probe hurtles towards red planet to study deep interior
A simulated view of Nasa’s InSight probe about to land on the surface of Mars (NASA/PA) A spacecraft hurtling towards Mars will be the first to study the deep interior of the planet if it lands safely. The InSight probe is scheduled to land on Martian soil at around 8am…
