Sanctions mean joint Russian-European ExoMars mission is likely to be postponed for a third time.
The rover is equipped with a 2-metre drill to allow it to search for signs of life beneath the surface of Mars.The future of a €1.3-billion programme to explore Mars has been thrown into doubt by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after the European Space Agency said that launch of its rover this year is now “very unlikely”.
ExoMars aims to deliver Russia and Europe’s first Martian rover, equipped with a 2-metre drill designed to detect any signs of organic life buried deep beneath the surface. This will be the third time theIn its statement announcing the probable delay, ESA said it deplored “the human casualties and tragic consequences of the war in Ukraine”, and than its decisions took into account not only its workforce but European values.
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