The British government will fund the lander via the UK Space Agency. “Getting the Rosalind Franklin rover onto the surface of Mars is a huge international challenge and the culmination of ...

ESA will launch the lander in 2028 aboard a NASA-supplied launcher. Upon arrival on Mars, the rover will drill to a depth of up to two meters below the surface. Rosalind Franklin will be the first ...

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Scientists found that substances found in Martian dust could be life-threatening to human space travelers, greatly imperiling ...

Named after the scientist key to DNA’s discovery, the UK-built rover will drill 2 meters into Mars to collect ice samples ... on opposite sides of the lander to ensure the safest descent route ...

Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF) (OTCPK:EADSY) was selected by the European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space to design and build crucial systems for the ExoMars lander ... surface of Mars is a huge ...

Case in point, in 2021 Mars' InSight lander met its early demise due to ... "In order to adequately prepare for successful human exploration of the Red Planet," they concluded, "we must be ready ...

The shielding technology was tested in vacuum chambers, where it was used to remove lunar dust samples brought home by NASA's Apollo missions. The first time EDS was tested in space was on the ...

NASA officials want to send two private missions to the International Space Station over the next two years and are seeking ...

Mar. 24, 2025 — The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected. These long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive carbon atoms, could exhibit ...