Tag Archives: ExoMars 2018

ESA: Commit to 2018 rover launch by December?

Posted on October 1, 2015 by rburnham

Report by Spaceflight Now‘s Stephen Clark: With the flagship-class ExoMars program nearing the finish line after a decade in development, European Space Agency officials want to complete negotiations with the mission’s industrial teams before committing to a 2018 launch date … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Possible ExoMars landing site, Aram Dorsum

Posted on July 30, 2015 by rburnham

This image is part of a proposed landing site for the ExoMars Rover, planned for launch in 2018. We can see how an upper layers of light toned sediments have been eroded, leaving a lower surface which appears dark. The … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Good place to explore

Posted on June 9, 2015 by rburnham

A good place to explore — candidate ExoMars landing site near Hypanis Valles. Beautiful Mars series.

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ExoMars 2018: Landing site shortlist chosen

Posted on October 1, 2014 by rburnham

ExoMars is a joint two-mission endeavour between ESA and Russia’s Roscosmos space agency. The Trace Gas Orbiter and an entry, descent, and landing demonstrator module, Schiaparelli, will be launched in January 2016, arriving at Mars nine months later. The Rover … Continue reading →

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ExoMars 2018: Four landing site candidates

Posted on April 3, 2014 by rburnham

Some 60 scientists and engineers came together 26–28 March for the first ExoMars 2018 Landing Site Selection Workshop, held at ESA’s European Space Astronomy Centre near Madrid… The workshop attendees favoured four candidate sites – all of which are located … Continue reading →

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