NASA has approved its ROSA project, providing braking engines, heater units, and launch services for ESA's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover. Originally planned for 2020 and abandoned by Russia after the Ukraine invasion, the mission is now targeted for late 2028. The six-wheeled rover will drill two meters below Mars's surface searching for evidence of past life.
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NASA gets the ball rolling on its part in Europe's jinxed Mars rover mission
NASA approves critical components for ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover, enabling the long-delayed Mars mission to launch in late 2028 with deep subsurface drilling to search for past microbial life.
Friday, April 17, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline
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