'Together, we are committed to unlock the secrets of Mars and, perhaps, uncover evidence of life beyond Earth,' says European Space Agency Director for Human and Robotic Exploration, Daniel Neuenschwander.

The search for life continues with ESA_ExoMars 🔴👇

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Episode 1 – Scouting the Red Planet.

Follow the adventures of the #RosalindFranklin rover as it begins its mission on Mars in 2030. Its wheels are made for walking, and its eyes for science. 🛞👀

🍿 Watch the first chapter of Europe’s ambitious exploration journey to search for…

A rainbow for Mars 🌈

The Rosalind Franklin rover is getting a new instrument to maximise science on the Red Planet. Enfys, meaning rainbow in Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, is an infrared spectrometer that will identify minerals for sampling and analysis on the martian surface.

📷 The instrument…

Enfys: Aberystwyth University to develop new infrared spectrometer for ExoMars as UK Space Agency funds work to replace Russian components on Mars rover.

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End of sol 2, or martian day.

It was time for Amalia, #RosalindFranklin twin rover, to travel for nine metres in search of a good place to drill and collect samples.

Scientists in the control room used the high-res camera PanCam to spot interesting rocks, and commanded the…

'The exercise triggers scientific discussions and questions that will help improve the procedures and tools for the real mission,' says Luc Joudrier, ESA_ExoMars rover operations manager.

One of the challenges was to choose the most important images and compress them enough to…

End of sol 1, or martian day, for a European rover.

#RosalindFranklin 's robotic twin, known as Amalia, has completed its first drive through a Mars terrain simulator for its latest scientific operations.

The goal: prepare for the real mission on Mars in a realistic scenario.…

Why Europe May Beat NASA To Life On Mars forbes.com/sites/brucedor…

A corner of @ESA's #ESTEC technical centre in 🇳🇱 that doubles as a slice of the🔴Red Planet.

Our 9 x 9 m 'Mars Yard' is used to test rover software & hardware including self-navigation and locomotion systems #ESATech #ImageOfTheWeek esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

#ExoMars Science Working Team (ESWT#14): the science of the first European Martian #rover . More than 150 researchers and scientists in ALTEC for 3 days talked about research on #Mars . A great mission to study Mars evolution and traces of life. Turin, 11-13 October 2022.

#ESWT14 at the conclusion of 3 intensive days: the participants on #ALTEC #Mars Terrain Simulator, a European first rank facility where Mars terrain conditions are accurately reproduced. At centre the #Rover #Amalia .
Tests and simulations will continue in the upcoming months.

The UK will no longer be assembling a 'fetch rover' to pick up the Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover. The thinking at @Nasa and @ESA on how to execute their Mars Sample Return project is evolving and could include some more helicopters. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

As a consequence, Council mandated me to officially terminate the currently suspended cooperation with Roscosmos on the ExoMars Rover and Surface Platform mission.

New insights on the way forward with other partners will come at a media briefing on 20 July, details to come.

Right now @ESA & DLR - English engineers are working together high on #MountEtna in #Sicily 🇮🇹 on an ambitious test of networked robotic #rovers 🤖, as if working together to explore the #Moon . Follow their progress via #ARCHES #Analog1 #RobotsOnEtna (thanks 2 @ESA_Education for vid!)

The ESA_ExoMars rover is confirmed technically ready for launch - a fast-track study is under way to determine options for bringing the mission to Mars.

Details: esa.int/Science_Explor… #ExoMars

Over the past two days, our Member States discussed the impact of the war in Ukraine on ESA’s space programmes. Together, we took a tough – but necessary – decision to suspend the launch of ExoMars foreseen for September with Roscosmos, and to study options for a way forward.

Statement from ESA Council, 17 March 2022, on the situation arising from the war in Ukraine regarding #ExoMars and other ESA programmes 👉 esa.int/Newsroom/Press…

#CallForMedia : ESA Council will meet on 16/17 March 2022. Updates will be provided to media on ESA’s main programmes and shared online on Thursday, 17 March, from 15:00 GMT/16:00 CET. Register here 👉esa.int/Newsroom/Press…

We deplore the tragic events taking place in Ukraine, a crisis which escalated dramatically into war in recent days. Many difficult decisions are now being taken at ESA in consideration of the sanctions implemented by the governments of our Member States.
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With just under T-4 weeks to go until #MarsDay22 we will be firing up the engines and sharing our star studded line up with you over the next few weeks. Want to join the mission? Book your place here ➡️ bit.ly/Marsday2022