A European Space Agency astrobiology program searching for evidence of past or present life on Mars, in two phases: the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli lander launched together in 2016, and the Rosalind Franklin rover planned for launch in 2028. Originally developed in partnership with Roscosmos, that collaboration was suspended in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and ESA has since restructured the rover mission with other partners including NASA.
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Mission TypeRobotic Mars astrobiology program 1 Launch DateDate of the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli lander launch, the program's first phase. OutcomePartially successful and ongoing; the Trace Gas Orbiter operates successfully at Mars, but the Schiaparelli lander crashed on arrival in 2016, and the Rosalind Franklin rover phase was delayed by the 2022 suspension of the Roscosmos partnership. 1 Mission Type
Mission Type (category)Robotic / Uncrewed Mission 1 Connections
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The goals of ExoMars are to search for signs of past life on Mars, investigate how the Martian water and geochemical environment varies, investigate atmospheric trace gases and their sources.
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In Group: Mars Missions of Other Space Agencies, Lead sentenceQuote, In Group: Mars Missions of Other Space Agencies, Lead sentence
ExoMars (Exobiology on Mars) is an astrobiology programme of the European Space Agency (ESA) composed of the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), the Schiaparelli lander, and a future rover Rosalind Franklin.
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (Wikipedia)
Spacecraft Of: ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, Lead sentence
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO or ExoMars Orbiter) is a collaborative project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Roscosmos agency that sent an atmospheric research orbiter and the Schiaparelli demonstration lander to Mars in 2016 as part of the European-led ExoMars programme.
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The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO or ExoMars Orbiter) is a collaborative project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Roscosmos agency that sent an atmospheric research orbiter and the Schiaparelli demonstration lander to Mars in 2016 as part of the European-led ExoMars programme.
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