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SpaceX books launch of European Mars rover, its 1st-ever Red Planet contract

At long last, SpaceX has a Mars launch firmly on the books. Company founder and CEO Elon Musk has had the Red Planet in his sights for decades. Indeed, the world's richest man has repeatedly said that ...
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NASA approves Europe's first Mars rover mission for Falcon Heavy launch in late 2028

The European Space Agency (ESA) is finally set to launch its first Mars rover mission, as NASA just approved implementing the Rosalind Franklin Support and Augmentation (ROSA) project. Part of the ...
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First SpaceX Mission to Mars Coming in 2028, Falcon Heavy to Launch New Mars Rover

The last time humanity sent a rover to Mars was in 2020, when the Perseverance lifted off on top of an Atlas V rocket and headed out to the Red Planet to make history. The next rover is not scheduled ...
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After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars

NASA confirmed Thursday that SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. So ...
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NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat

DENVER — NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch a European Mars rover, support for which the agency is once again proposing to cancel. NASA announced April 16 it approved its Rosalind ...