Europe maps an express to Mars after failure of Mars-96

Europe has developed a recovery plan in the wake of the loss of the Mars-96 probe that, like the U.S. approach, envisions launching both an orbiter and a lander in 2003. In June 1997 the European Space Agency decided to begin the study phase of a so-called "Mars Express" to ensure recovery of some...

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