08 February 2019
ESA's new Mars rover has a new name
... the discovery of the structure of DNA will have her symbolic footprint on Mars in 2021. A panel of experts chose ‘Rosalind Franklin’ from over 36 000 entries submitted by citizens from all ESA Member States, following a competition launched by the...
13 March 2020
ExoMars launch postposed until 2022
... integrated in the spacecraft. The Kazachok landing platform is fully equipped with thirteen scientific instruments, and the Rosalind Franklin rover with its nine instruments recently passed final thermal and vacuum tests in France. The latest...
11 October 2019
Spacebit unveils its design of the UK's first Moon rover
... hard on their space agenda and along with the walking rover, the country is also developing the "Rosalind Franklin" rover. This is being built by the British division of Airbus in Stevenage and is aiming for lift-off to Mars...
01 January 2020
What has been in 2019 and what is to come in 2020!
... which is aiming for a mid-July launch. The European Space Agency (ESA) also plans to launch the Rosalind Franklin rover (named after the 20th-century DNA pioneer) on 25th July, although cost overruns and a catastrophic...
09 March 2020
Organic molecules found on Mars could be consistent with early life, says study
... behind only fragments of molecules left for study. Scientists should have a more complete picture when ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover heads to the Red Planet later this year in July. It will be carrying a Mars Organic Molecule Analyser...
