Second Exomars in 2020
The European Space Agency has announced that the second Exomars mission will be launched in 2020. Exomars is the mars mission launched jointly by Russia and Europe.
- Like the first mission, the second Exomars mission will also be launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan with the help of a Proton rocket. It involves a Russian-led surface platform and a European-led rover.
Background:
On March 14, the Roscosmos State Corporation and the European Space Agency had launched the Exomars 2016 mission which is due to reach Mars in October this year.
- The successful implementation of both missions will allow Europe and Russia to jointly explore and validate cutting-edge technology for Mars entry.
- It will also help in descent and landing, control of surface assets and to develop more systems that can be used in other missions to explore the solar system.
