ExoMars to Take Off for the Red Planet in 2022, not 2020 “In the frame of a dedicated meeting, ESA and Roscosmos heads Jan Wörner and Dmitry Rogozin agreed that […]
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MRO Examines ExoMars Impact Site
Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars Viewed From Orbit “This Oct. 25, 2016, image shows the area where the European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli test lander reached the surface of Mars, with […]
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Europe's Mars Lander Crashed
Schiaparelli Crash Site Located From Orbit “NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified new markings on the surface of the Red Planet that are believed to be related to ESA’s ExoMars […]
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One Mars Robot Watches For Another At Wharton Ridge
Looking for Schiaparelli At Wharton Ridge “On Wednesday 19 October the ExoMars Schiaparelli module will land on Mars at 10:48 am EDT. There is a chance that Opportunity may see […]
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Another Russian Rocket Malfunction?
Did the New Russia-Europe Mars Mission Narrowly Escape a Launch Disaster?, Popular Mechanics “After the launch reached the initial parking orbit around the Earth, the Proton’s fourth stage (known as […]
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Bolden Tries To Save Face on ExoMars
U.S., Europe Won’t Go It Alone in Mars Exploration, Space News “Let me say this clearly, because we hear all the time that NASA has ‘abandoned’ ExoMars,” Bolden said. “We […]
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House Appropriators Question Mars Cuts
Appropriators Blocking Mars Mission Move, Aviation Week “This proposal represents a significant deviation from the robotic exploration program plan as it was approved by Congress in NASA’s fiscal year 2012 […]
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Mars Cuts Save Webb – Now Webb Complains About Aftereffects of Being Saved
Letter to Hillary Clinton and John Holdren: James Webb Space Telescope and our International Commitments, James Webb Space Telescope Advisory Committee (JSTAC) “In this letter we wish to reiterate to […]
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NASA and ESA Can't Agree on Mars Strategy
NASA, ESA: No Agreement on Mars Mission, Aviation Week “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his European Space Agency counterpart, Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain, failed to settle their differences on restructuring […]