Space office in Europe and Russia have lamentably announce that their next mission to the surface of Mars with a rover will be delayed by two years , from 2018 t0 2020 .
The scouter is to be part of a two - pronged ExoMars mission by the European Space Agency and Roscosmos . The first level hasalready been successfully launch into space . That mission is actually made up of two robotlike probe — the Trace Gas Orbiter ( TGO ) and the Schiaparelli entry , descent , and landing demonstrator . The second launching , however , is destined to put a full - size of it rover on the open of the Red Planet , adequate to of drilling 6 foot down into the Martian crust .
The BBC report , however , that both Russian and European technologist have struggled to keep to the labor ’s schedule . Sadly , missing the 2018 launch date requires waitress for the next instance of favorable planetary alignment , which means hold back for 26 months .
Rolf de Groot , head of ESA ’s Robotic Exploration Coordination Office , explain to the BBC :
“ What we have been doing lately is seeing if we could shorten the assemblage , consolidation and examination ( AIT ) phase to something that would be acceptable from a risk head of view , but still make the 2018 launch .
“ Very recently , we have concluded that this is not potential without add a large amount of extra risk to an already risky mission . So , we decided the only responsible matter to do was move to the 2020 launching particular date . ”
The project ’s see to it many reversal since its favorable reception in 2005 . What started as a humble presentment delegation became a full - blow out exploration of Mars , which introduced its own delays . Since , it ’s struggled for money , too , with both NASA and Roscosmos help out at various stages of the projection .
Hopefully the 2020 launch will go ahead .
[ BBC ]
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