I worked on (a very small part of) the ExoMars rover (now called the Rosalind Franklin[0]).
It was supposed to launch in 2018, then was pushed to the early 2020s on a Russian rocket. For obvious reasons, it got pushed again, now launching in 2028.
The state of the world isn't great for space exploration, but I'm hopeful this mission will be revived at some point in the future.
Science should stand above politics . Europe and Germany are crazy to develop a great x-ray satellite „eRosita“ together with Russia , shoot it in space , performs great, but then stop operating it because of politics . It is tax paid , so who decides ?
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It was supposed to launch in 2018, then was pushed to the early 2020s on a Russian rocket. For obvious reasons, it got pushed again, now launching in 2028.
The state of the world isn't great for space exploration, but I'm hopeful this mission will be revived at some point in the future.
[0]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin_(rover)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin_(rover)
saddat · · focus · HN ↗