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British-built Mars rover caught on Earth may quickly be on its strategy to the Purple Planet

By Editorial Board Published March 29, 2025 5 Min Read
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British-built Mars rover caught on Earth may quickly be on its strategy to the Purple Planet

A British-built Mars rover caught on Earth because the begin of the conflict in Ukraine might quickly be on its approach after the UK Area Company agreed to pay for its trip right down to the Purple Planet.

The European Area Company’s Rosalind Franklin rover was purported to land on Mars in 2023.

However the rocket powered system designed to ferry the delicate rover right down to the planet’s floor was being constructed beneath contract by Russia’s area company Roscosmos.

After the invasion of Ukraine, ESA cancelled the contract, leaving the Rosalind rover, designed to seek for indicators of previous life on Mars, stranded.

The £150m contract from the UK Area Company for Airbus to switch the Russian touchdown system places the mission again on monitor.

“We could unlock some of the key questions that humanity is asking of itself,” mentioned Peter Kyle, Secretary of State for Science.

“If we could do that, and benefit from some of the results and the innovation that will flow from it, then I think this is a pretty good investment for Britain to have.”

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Peter Kyle

Early plans noticed it launching in 2018.

However NASA, initially a companion within the enterprise, pulled out because of funding constraints leaving ESA member states having to make up the shortfall.

Completion of the lander was then delayed by COVID restrictions, then primarily grounded when Russia was booted out of the challenge.

‘Scary however thrilling’

Constructed by Airbus UK at its facility in Hertfordshire, it regarded for some time as if Stevenage was as near Mars because the Rosalind rover was going to get.

Now Airbus has the contract to construct the lander for the rover as effectively.

It is a enhance for the UK area sector, however a fraught one.

The corporate has simply three years to finish the challenge and neither Airbus, nor the UK has constructed a propulsion system for touchdown on one other planet earlier than.

Extra disturbing nonetheless, the very fact 60% of Mars missions finish in failure, many within the essential touchdown part.

Europe’s final Mars lander – a mission known as Schiaparelli designed to check the rover’s touchdown system – crash landed in 2016.

The UK’s final bid to land on Mars with the bin lid-sized Beagle 2 probe, shared the identical destiny.

“There’s a lot of effort all working together to make sure we go through each technical detail, that this is sound and we can make it happen,” mentioned Caroline Rodier, ExoMars lander lead at Airbus.

“It is scary, but it is very exciting.”

Caroline Rodier

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Caroline Rodier

The Rosalind Franklin rover is designed to search for indicators of previous, and even current, life on Mars.

Named after the British scientist who helped uncover the construction of DNA, the rover carries with it an on-board laboratory to check rock and soil samples for chemical signatures of life.

NASA Mars rover missions have aimed to do the identical, however Rosalind’s edge comes within the type of a drill able to penetrating two metres into Martian soil, hopefully deep sufficient to seek out molecules that have not been degraded by the cruel radiation on the planet’s floor.

Having its all-important touchdown system constructed beneath the identical roof in Stevenage as Rosalind herself, is that if something, a confidence enhance, in response to the person who led the rover’s improvement.

“Before we were building our rover and had to rely on others to get it down safely. Whereas now we’re playing a big part in that lander platform,” mentioned Chris Draper, head of Mars programmes at Airbus.

“Knowing these guys as well as I do, I’m pleased we’re part of it.”

Chris Draper

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Chris Draper

Since their earlier departure NASA has since rejoined the partnership to supply the rocket that can carry the rover to Mars.

It is because of launch in 2028 and if all goes to plan, Rosalind Franklin may very well be drilling into the floor of Mars searching for proof of life by late 2030.

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