Airbus Defence and Space will build the landing platform that will deliver the ExoMars rover to the surface of Mars. Credit: Airbus Updated March 29 10:15 a.m. Eastern with value of contract.

On March 14, 2016, the European Space Agency's ExoMars spacecraft launched on a mission to search for life on Mars. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The mission consisted of an ...

RUAG Space has engaged the Swiss engineering company “Scheurer Swiss GmbH”, renowned for its many years of expertise in fibre composite technologies, as engineering and production partner for the ...

Cuts to NASA's budget proposed by President Donald Trump would likely cause further delays to Europe's ExoMars rover mission, due to the fact that some critical technologies currently unavailable in ...

The search for life on Mars takes a leap forward today, as a key instrument for a major space mission begins its journey from Aberystwyth University to Italy for testing. The infrared spectrometer, ...

Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF) (OTCPK:EADSY) was selected by the European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space to design and build crucial systems for the ExoMars lander, which will safely deliver the Rosalind ...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin rover is back on course for a landmark trip to Mars, where it will probe the red planet for signs of extraterrestrial life. ESA initially designed ...

A Ph.D. student and his supervisor have developed a simple way to test for active life on Mars and other planets using equipment already on the Mars Curiosity rover and planned for future use on the ...

ESA's 2018 ExoMars mission is acting as the reference mission for the trial. The ExoMars rover will include a panoramic camera, multiple spectrometers, ground penetrating radar, a drill capable of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 14, 2016, the European Space Agency's ExoMars spacecraft launched on a mission to search for life on Mars. [‘On This Day ...