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Europe's record-breaking space budget to save beleaguered ExoMars rover
By Tereza Pultarova published
European Space Agency member states approved a record-breaking nearly 17 billion Euro budget that will help cover the cost of rebuilding the landing platform of the beleaguered ExoMars rover.

Europe to ask for homegrown lander for troubled ExoMars rover
By Tereza Pultarova published
The science goals set for Europe's beleaguered ExoMars rover are still unique, European Space Agency said, as it laid down plans to ask member states to fund a new homegrown descent module.

Space station experiment suggests Mars rovers will need to dig deep to find life
By Keith Cooper published
The search for signs of life, past or present, on Mars may have hit a stumbling blocks as new results show how the rovers will be unable to detect biomarkers on the surface.

Europe's troubled Mars rover still vital in the search for life on the Red Planet
By Tereza Pultarova published
Europe's unlucky first Martian rover ExoMars can still play a big role in answering the question whether there has ever been life on the Red Planet?

Europe ending cooperation with Russia on life-hunting Mars rover
By Mike Wall published
It's official: Russia will no longer be a partner on Europe's life-hunting Mars rover mission, which is scheduled to launch in the late 2020s.

Europe's life-hunting Mars rover unlikely to launch before 2028 due to Russia-Ukraine war
By Tereza Pultarova published
The European ExoMars rover is unlikely to launch before 2028 as the European Space Agency is replacing its Russian-built landing platform due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Europe halts moon exploration partnership with Russia, looks to replace Ukraine-built rocket engines
By Tereza Pultarova published
The European Space Agency will discontinue its cooperation on Russia's Luna 25, Luna 26 and Luna 27 moon missions, ESA officials announced Wednesday (April 13).
Europe's Mars rover now unlikely to launch before 2026 after Russia's war on Ukraine
By Tereza Pultarova published
The European ExoMars rover is unlikely to launch before 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) admitted, as it ponders ways forward for the beleaguered mission.

European Space Agency suspends Mars rover launch on Russian rocket
By Tereza Pultarova published
The ExoMars rover's launch, already delayed from 2018, was scheduled for September 2022.

Europe's Mars rover will likely miss 2022 launch on Russian rocket due to Ukraine invasion sanctions
By Tereza Pultarova published
Europe's ExoMars rover is unlikely to launch in September as a result of sanctions rolled out by European countries in response to the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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