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ESA chooses Airbus to bring first Mars samples to earth – SatelliteProME.com
Airbus said that the ESA contract is valued at $575m and the mission is set to be launched on an Arianespace Ariane 6 in 2026.
Airbus said that the ESA contract is valued at $575m and the mission is set to be launched on an Arianespace Ariane 6 in 2026.
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime contractor for the Mars Sample Returns Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) the first-ever spacecraft to bring samples back to earth from Mars.
Mars Sample Return (MSR) is a joint ESA-NASA campaign and the next step in the exploration of Mars. ERO and the Sample Fetch Rover (SFR) are the two main European elem…
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