Posted: Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
ESA is restarting work on its ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission. ESA announced Tuesday that it awarded a contract worth 522 million euros ($567 million) to a team led by Thales Alenia Space to resume work on the mission, which was halted in 2022 when ESA ended cooperation with Russia. The funding will go towards the development of a new landing platform for the Rosalind Franklin rover. NASA is also partnering on the mission, providing components and a launch, now scheduled for late 2028.

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•  SpaceNews article
•  Thales Alenia Space press release