that will carry Europe to Mars ExoMars mission cancelled. In a press release by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Russian space agency Roscosmos He said that due to the suspension of cooperation with the Russian-European mission, it came to a standstill.
Russian rocket Soyuz and planned for September 2022 using a Russian landing craft ExoMars mission, was planning to send an ESA rover to Mars. However, the European Space Agency also made statements for the ExoMars mission, right after it said it had severed its ties with Russia.
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ExoMars mission canceled due to Ukraine war
The European Space Agency (ESA) governing council evaluated the situation with Russia for ExoMars due to the occupation in Ukraine. The latest statement released by ESA revealed that it is impossible to continue cooperation with Roscosmos for the Mars exploration mission ExoMars.
Originally planned for 2020 ExoMars launchwas delayed until 2022 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. However, the postponement of the 2022 launch has again jeopardized the Mars mission, whose orbit is suitable for launch only once every two years. ESA has to rush to restart the canceled ExoMars mission and find alternatives to Russian equipment.
ESA navigator Rosalind Franklinwould be launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan with a Soyuz rocket and would land on Martian soil using the Russian-made Kazatchok lander.
In previous statements Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General, said that after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they would work with Russia for the International Space Station and ExoMars programs, but that they would closely follow the war. But the ESA has announced that it will no longer stand up to continued pressure.
In addition to ExoMars, all other ESA missions based on the use of the Soyuz rocket have also been suspended. Among them, the constellation belonging to Europe Galileo, Euclid science mission and Euro-Japanese Earth observation mission EarthCARE There were two satellites for
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