The European Space Agency has been promoting Mars exploration ‘Exomas’ He said the mission was aborted.
ESA made this decision unanimously after evaluating the situation of the war in Ukraine at a board meeting held for two days in Paris, France, starting on the 16th local time.
ESA and the Russian Federation Space Agency were scheduled to launch the rover “Rosalind Franklin” developed for the exploration of life on Mars between August and October of this year.
The ESA Board of Directors saw that cooperation with Roscosmos was impossible, including the launch of the probe, and ordered the Secretary-General to take appropriate measures to end cooperation with Russia.
It also empowered the Secretary-General to conduct research quickly to find other options for fulfilling the Exomas mission.
In a statement, ESA “deplores the tragic consequences and loss of life of the war in Ukraine.” said.
If we dont launch a probe this year, well have to wait until the summer of 2024, given that the launch window that could launch a spacecraft towards Mars opens every two years.
