The war in Ukraine is having an interplanetary impact. Deteriorating relations between Russia and Europe mean the joint ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars rover mission faces a launch delay that could set back its Red Planet landing by at least two years.
The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover system has passed its latest tests, ahead of its planned September launch in Kazakhstan, the UK Space Agency has highli
Part of the ExoMars mission, the rover is a joint project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia s Roscosmos, and was assembled in Stevenage, England.