<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[#NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p class="quote-inline">RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116419569201467886" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>mastodon.social/@europeanspace</span><span>flight/116419569201467886</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> announced that a <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FalconHeavy" rel="tag">#<span>FalconHeavy</span></a> would launch <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ESA" rel="tag">#<span>ESA</span></a>’s Rosalind Franklin mission to <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f534.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--red_circle" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🔴" alt="🔴" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b923de97-d557-436d-b620-15b6c68fe475/nasa-announced-that-a-spacex-falconheavy-would-launch-esa-s-rosalind-franklin-mission-to-mars</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:26:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b923de97-d557-436d-b620-15b6c68fe475.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:50:13 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴 on Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:11 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/spaceflight%40spacey.space" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>spaceflight</span></a></span> Failure is always an option.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/RichardNairn/statuses/116511710350227784</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/RichardNairn/statuses/116511710350227784</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[richardnairn@mstdn.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴 on Sun, 03 May 2026 13:28:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ExoMars" rel="tag">#<span>ExoMars</span></a> parachute 🪂 high-altitude drop test <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWqlh6T-PFk&amp;t=6s" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>youtube.com/watch?v=mWqlh6T-PF</span><span>k&amp;t=6s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ESA" rel="tag">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116510879333678784</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116510879333678784</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[spaceflight@spacey.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:28:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴 on Sun, 03 May 2026 13:25:38 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ExoMars" rel="tag">#<span>ExoMars</span></a> descent module drop test. A system installed in all four legs detects when the spacecraft approaches the surface and triggers the shutdown of the descent engines after a soft landing <a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/01/Legs_made_for_a_Mars_landing" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/</span><span>2026/01/Legs_made_for_a_Mars_landing</span></a></p><p>On 7 July 2025 a high-altitude balloon carried a test capsule to an altitude of 29 kilometers to test the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/parachute" rel="tag">#<span>parachute</span></a> 🪂 under near-space conditions <a href="https://sscspace.com/news/esa-testing-martian-parachutes-from-the-edge-of-space/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>sscspace.com/news/esa-testing-</span><span>martian-parachutes-from-the-edge-of-space/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ESA" rel="tag">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a></p>

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noopener"><span>https://</span><span>science.nasa.gov/blogs/mars-ro</span><span>sa/2026/04/16/nasa-begins-implementation-for-esas-rosalind-franklin-mission-to-mars/</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116510754004125647</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116510754004125647</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[spaceflight@spacey.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:56:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴 on Sun, 03 May 2026 00:14:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/spaceflight%40spacey.space" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>spaceflight</span></a></span> How is Never not on the list…</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/RichardNairn/statuses/116507755948518126</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/RichardNairn/statuses/116507755948518126</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[richardnairn@mstdn.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:14:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴 on Sun, 03 May 2026 00:11:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://spacey.space/@GalbinusCaeli">@<span>GalbinusCaeli</span></a></span> I think their plan is to land the spacecraft safely so that it can carry out its <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/scientific" rel="tag">#<span>scientific</span></a> mission <a href="https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/ExoMars/ExoMars_rover" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>esa.int/Science_Exploration/Hu</span><span>man_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/ExoMars/ExoMars_rover</span></a>, could amount to “in one piece”</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116507744479303417</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116507744479303417</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[spaceflight@spacey.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:11:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴 on Sat, 02 May 2026 23:59:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/spaceflight%40spacey.space">@<span>spaceflight</span></a></span> Define "Land"</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/GalbinusCaeli/statuses/116507697415878924</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/GalbinusCaeli/statuses/116507697415878924</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[galbinuscaeli@spacey.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 23:59:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #NASA announced that a #SpaceX #FalconHeavy would launch #ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission to #Mars 🔴 on Sat, 02 May 2026 13:22:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>When will <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> launch the first payload to <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f534.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--red_circle" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🔴" alt="🔴" /> that will land there ?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116505192923555510</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spacey.space/users/spaceflight/statuses/116505192923555510</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[spaceflight@spacey.space]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:22:43 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>