Determining if even basic life exists on any other planet or moon in the solar system, and especially on Mars, is the main goal of space exploration today. But investigating this essential question is not easy, when considering that the answers lie millions of kilometers away from our planet. Rovers, landers and orbi... |
27 October 2009
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The European Space Agency's (ESA) flagship mission to the Red Planet, the ExoMars rover, has been delayed to 2018, after delegates from EU members states agreed to the proposition the space agency made. The 2016 launch window, for which ExoMars was originally planned, would be taken up by an orbiter and a small,... |
12 October 2009
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently working to develop and integrate all the systems required for its future mission to the Red Planet, the ExoMars rover. The robot, which is impressive in size, will navigate the red sands and analyze objects of interest on the surface, but its primary goal will be to look f... |
28 September 2009
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The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have recently unveiled their joint plans of exploring Mars between 2015 and 2020. Under the agreement, ESA is to build a trace-gas orbiter, a spacecraft able to detect gas plumes emanating from the Red Planet and to image ... |
6 August 2009
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The future of missions to the Red Planet will most likely be decided in Great Britain this week, at the meeting between the American space agency NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). Held at the University of Plymouth, the conference, which will take place from on Monday to Wednesday, will be attended by some 20... |
29 June 2009
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After much rumor on the issue, it would appear that the American space agency NASA, and its European counterpart, ESA, will soon reach a conclusive agreement of collaboration for the ExoMars exploration mission, currently scheduled to take off sometime in 2016. The rover, which is about the same size as the American ... |
24 June 2009
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The European rover of the ExoMars mission, scheduled for launch in 2016, is one of the largest robotic exploration vehicles ever created, and also among the most complex ones. However, because of soaring costs associated with the mission, the manager decided to drop one of the planned instruments from the program, so... |
16 June 2009
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When the European Space Agency first envisioned its ExoMars mission to the Red Planet, engineers suggested a series of instruments and techniques that could be used on our neighboring planet to liberate organic matter from rocks, for analysis. Initially scheduled for 2016, the mission renounced the equipment, which i... |
10 June 2009
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Officials from the French space agency CNES announced on Wednesday that a thorough reassessment of the budget for the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission was in order, amidst fears that constraints might affect the 2016 mission, at a time changes would not be possible. The experts advocate the necessity of a... |
31 January 2009
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A new infusion of capital in the European Space Agency's financial reserves has enabled them to secure some of their plans related to a number of projects, among which are the Mars rover of their ExoMars mission. The European ministries decided a week ago to increase ESA's budget for the following three to ... |
4 December 2008
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