Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Mars Express is a space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA). The Mars Express mission is exploring the planet Mars, and is the first planetary mission attempted by the agency. [2] "Express" originally referred to the speed and efficiency with which the spacecraft was designed and built. [3]
Because of the proximity of the Mars moons to Mars, any mission to them may also be considered a mission to Mars from some perspectives. Past missions Three missions to land on Phobos have been launched; the Soviet Phobos program in the late 1980s saw the launch of Phobos 1 and Phobos 2 , while the Russian Fobos-Grunt sample return mission was ...
Mars Express, launched June 2003 – Mars orbiter mission focused on observing the planet through high-resolution imagery and conducting research of the planet's interaction with the solar system. MSG , launched January 2004 to July 2015 – Joint EUMETSAT-ESA meteorology mission to launch the second generation of Meteosat satellites, of which ...
2001 Mars Odyssey · Mars Animation of Mars Express 's trajectory around Mars from 25 December 2003 to 1 January 2010 Mars Express · Mars. In 2001, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter arrived at Mars. Its mission is to use spectrometers and imagers to hunt for evidence of past or present water and volcanic activity on Mars.
The launch of this mission was originally planned with Roscosmos' Angara 1.2 rocket, but the South Korean Ministry of Science cancelled this contract due to sanctions against Russia and signed a launch contract with Arianespace. 2025 (TBD) [246] Vega-C: Kourou ELV: Arianespace: TBA: TBA: Low Earth TBA SSMS #6 rideshare mission.
First flight of Eris, and first orbital launch from Bowen. First launch of an Australian developed launch vehicle. March (TBD) [54] Electron: Mahia LC-1: Rocket Lab ⚀ Kinéis × 5 Kinéis: Low Earth: IoT Fifth of five dedicated launches for Kinéis' IoT satellite constellation. March (TBD) [101] Electron: Mahia LC-1: Rocket Lab: TBA iQPS: Low ...
A new launch site for SpaceX’s Starship has been proposed as part of chief executive Elon Musk’s plans to ramp up the launch schedule of the Mars-bound rocket.. Measuring roughly 120 metres ...
Mars sample-return Orbiter component of the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return. It will collect the sample return canister delivered into orbit by the Mars Ascent Vehicle and carry it back to Earth. [16] 2030 (TBD) [18] [19] Epsilon S: Uchinoura: JAXA: HiZ-GUNDAM: JAXA: Low Earth Gamma-ray astronomy 2030 (TBD) Falcon Heavy: Kennedy LC-39A: SpaceX: ISS ...