Mars 2020

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MartG

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21,230 posts

211 months

Thursday 23rd May 2019
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The Mars 2020 spacecraft is assembled and undergoing testing...the rover is still being built though

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=740...

More info on the mission here - https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

MartG

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21,230 posts

211 months

Friday 28th June 2019
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Article about testing ExoMars' parachute system

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_and_Roboti...

louiechevy

668 posts

200 months

Friday 28th June 2019
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Great link signed my name up to go on the rover, that will make three rovers that have my name on them on mars!

Beati Dogu

9,192 posts

146 months

Saturday 29th June 2019
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Yeah me too. It's the only way I'm gonna get my ass to Mars. wink

It's supposed to launch in July 2020 and arrive in Feb 2021.


MartG

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21,230 posts

211 months

Saturday 29th June 2019
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My name will be there too smile

pigface1000

79 posts

65 months

Saturday 29th June 2019
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MartG said:
My name will be there too smile
Snap

Eric Mc

122,855 posts

272 months

Saturday 19th March 2022
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Not seen any comments here yet on PH about this but the European Space Agency has indefinitely postponed the launch of their Exo Mars/Rosalind Franklin mission indefinitely because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The earliest it could be launched now is 2024 but that is by no means certain.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/17/eu...