ESA Struggles With ExoMars 2020 Schedule

Thierry Dubois January 30, 2020
The Rosalind Franklin rover features advanced sample-analysis capability.
Credit: M. Alexander/Airbus
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the ExoMars 2020 exobiology mission’s contractors are working flat out to catch up on delays and meet the planned launch window this summer. If the window is missed and the launch postponed two years, the instruments that will eventually land on Mars will still...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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