Lack Of NASA Mars Commitment Leaves ESA Hitchhiking The Galaxy

PARIS — NASA’s inability to commit to a two-pronged mission to Mars with the European Space Agency mid-decade has left ESA looking for a ride to the red planet in 2016. NASA had previously offered to pay for an Atlas 5 launch that would send ESA’s entry, descent and landing demonstrator and data...

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