Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will now undergo a series of exhaustive checks and calibrations before it starts collecting science data in a few months' time.
NASA also released the report of a Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board, which has been established to evaluate the status of the multi-year international...
RFA is receiving ESA support for a project volume of $586,000 for the development of the first stage demonstrator of its RFA ONE launch vehicle.
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.
The Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) of the Hope probe is scheduled to take place early in February 2021.