<![CDATA[#SpaceX will launch the #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin #Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a #FalconHeavy rocket]]>RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116417915564288153

will launch the ’s Rosalind Franklin rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a rocket

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/25b34169-6340-4f7e-9224-5711c4ecbc81/spacex-will-launch-the-esa-s-rosalind-franklin-mars-rover-perhaps-as-soon-as-late-2028-on-a-falconheavy-rocketRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 06:31:12 GMTSat, 02 May 2026 13:55:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #SpaceX will launch the #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin #Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a #FalconHeavy rocket on Tue, 19 May 2026 15:31:51 GMT]]> is looking into developing a relay system of πŸ“Ά satellites placed in other locations in the 🌌, which could cut down the two-week blackout (when the Sun is between Earth and πŸ”΄) to just a few hours. would allow for more data per second, with superior signal fidelity https://www.planetary.org/articles/challenges-facing-the-human-exploration-of-mars

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116601959952529781https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116601959952529781Tue, 19 May 2026 15:31:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #SpaceX will launch the #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin #Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a #FalconHeavy rocket on Tue, 19 May 2026 14:07:25 GMT]]>The Relay Network () is an international constellation of spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet πŸ”΄ that send data from surface rovers back to Earth

β€’ ~ 170.4 Mb/day
β€’ ~ 447.5 Mb/day
β€’ Trace Gas Orbiter ~ 1,562.7 Mb/day
β€’ - backup orbiter
https://science.nasa.gov/mars/mars-relay-network/

2021, ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft carried out experimental πŸ“Ά tests with the Chinese () Mars rover https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/A_one-way_phone_call_at_Mars

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116601627986114133https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116601627986114133Tue, 19 May 2026 14:07:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #SpaceX will launch the #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin #Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a #FalconHeavy rocket on Tue, 19 May 2026 13:55:20 GMT]]>Active πŸ”΄ missions

β€’ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ›ž
β€’ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ›ž

β€’ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ πŸ›žπŸͺ«*

β€’ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ“Ά
β€’ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ“Ά
β€’ πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ“Ά
β€’ Trace Gas Orbiter πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ›°οΈ πŸ“Ά
β€’ Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ“Ά
β€’ πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ›°οΈ πŸ“Ά
β€’ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ“Ά

β€’ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ›°οΈ πŸ”‡ **

*πŸͺ«likely too much dust on its solar panels to generate power
** πŸ”‡likely unrecoverable but not yet declared inactive

Active, past, future missions : https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/every-mars-mission

Picture CC BY-NC 3.0 https://www.planetary.org/space-images/the-mars-exploration-family-portrait

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116601580466620202https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116601580466620202Tue, 19 May 2026 13:55:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #SpaceX will launch the #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin #Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a #FalconHeavy rocket on Sat, 02 May 2026 14:53:35 GMT]]>The rover has a 2-meter πŸ“ drill to collect deeper samples than any previous πŸ”΄ mission, ground-penetrating radar to see up to 3 meters and a neutron spectrometer to locate promising underground water-rich πŸ’§ deposits https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/exomars-rover

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