Tag: Red Planet
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…
Tesla’s Elon Musk says there’s a ‘70% chance’ he will go to Mars
Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has reiterated his hopes of personally travelling to Mars, claiming there is a “70% chance” he will go to the red planet. In a new interview for the Axios on HBO documentary series, he said a “recent number of breakthroughs” had been made that excited him, and which he…
Phoenix probe lands safely on Mars – Houston, we have no problems
It's of little surprise that the ordinarily starch-collared NASA scientist were whooping with delight yesterday as the Phoenix craft landed safely on Mars. The probe – still sounds rude – left the Earth nine and a half months ago and…
