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Video : double drop test success for ExoMars...
The two tests of the 35 m wide subsonic parachute worked perfectly, in Oregon on 21 November and 3 December.
News SciencesDecember 14, 2021 -
First deep drilling success for ExoMars
ESA’s Rosalind Franklin twin rover on Earth has drilled down and extracted samples 1.7 metres into the ground – much deeper than any other martian rover has ever attempted.
News SciencesSeptember 15, 2021 -
Science in motion for ExoMars twin rover
The first science tests for the ExoMars rover replica kicked off after several weeks of driving tests around the Mars Terrain Simulator at the ALTEC premises in Turin, Italy.
News SciencesAugust 2, 2021 -
ExoMars orbiter continues hunt for key signs of...
The ESA-Roscosmos Trace Gas Orbiter has set new upper limits on how much methane, ethane, ethylene and phosphine is in the martian atmosphere – four so-called ‘biomarker’ gases...
News SciencesJuly 20, 2021 -
First high-altitude drop test success for ExoMars...
After several weeks of bad weather and strong winds, the latest pair of high-altitude drop tests of the ExoMars parachutes took place in Kiruna, Sweden. The 15 m-wide first stage...
News SciencesJuly 2, 2021 -
Why is there so little water left on Mars?
Mars is known for its thin atmosphere, where CO2 dominates and provides most of the atmospheric mass and pressure. In fact, the pressure is similar to that in the Earth’s...
News SciencesJune 24, 2021 -
ExoMars rover twin begins Earth-based mission in...
The replica ExoMars rover ‘Ground Test Model’ (GTM) that will be used in the Rover Operations Control Centre to support mission training and operations is fully assembled and has...
News SciencesJune 4, 2021 -
ExoMars goes for a spin
Essential preparation for the mission’s flight to Mars and plunge through the planet’s atmosphere is to ensure the spacecraft is perfectly balanced when spinning.
News SciencesMarch 5, 2021 -
ExoMars orbiter images Perseverance at landing...
The ESA-Roscosmos Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, along with its parachute, heat shield and descent stage, in the Jezero Crater region of Mars.
News SciencesFebruary 25, 2021 -
ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance...
TGO will relay important data from Perseverance to Earth as soon as four hours after landing while Mars Express is monitoring the local conditions at the landing site, Jezero...
News SciencesFebruary 11, 2021 -
ExoMars discovers new gas and traces water loss...
Sea salt embedded in the dusty surface of Mars and lofted into the planet’s atmosphere has led to the discovery of hydrogen chloride. This is the first time Exomars TGO has...
News SciencesFebruary 10, 2021 -
ExoMars parachute testing moves forward
The parachute system that will help deliver the Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover to Mars has completed the first full-scale high altitude drop test with redesigned elements...
News SciencesNovember 18, 2020 -
The way forward to Mars
The path that ExoMars 2022 will follow to reach the Red Planet is set. The trajectory that will take the spacecraft from Earth to Mars in 264 days foresees a touchdown on the...
News SciencesOctober 1, 2020 -
From Turin to Cannes, and from Baikonur all the...
While the ExoMars program may seem like science fiction to some of you, it’s about to head for the planet Mars on its second mission. The entire spacecraft, comprising the carrier...
News SciencesSeptember 29, 2020 -
ExoMars finds new gas signatures in the martian...
These unlock new secrets about the martian atmosphere, and will enable a more accurate determination of whether there is methane, a gas associated with biological or geological...
News SciencesJuly 27, 2020 -
ExoMars spots unique green glow at the Red Planet
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has detected glowing green oxygen in Mars’ atmosphere – the first time that this emission has been seen around a planet other than Earth.
News SciencesJune 16, 2020 -
ExoMars rover upgrades and parachute tests
The second ExoMars mission, scheduled for launch to the Red Planet in 2022, is taking advantage of the extra time to upgrade some of the rover’s instruments and get ready for the...
News SciencesMay 15, 2020 -
ESA scales down science mission operations amid...
In response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, ESA has decided to further reduce on-site personnel at its mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
News SciencesMarch 24, 2020
