A mission to investigate potential life on Mars by the European Space Agency and Roscosmos has been put on pause after Russian forces invaded Ukraine …
A mission to investigate potential life on Mars by the European Space Agency and Roscosmos has been put on pause after Russian forces invaded Ukraine last month. “As an intergovernmental [organization] mandated to develop and implement space [programs] in full respect with European values, we deeply deplore the human casualties and tragic consequences of the aggression towards Ukraine,” the ESA said Thursday in announcing that it is suspending its cooperation with the Russian space agency on the mission. The organization’s ruling council unanimously acknowledged on Thursday the “impossibility of carrying out the ongoing cooperation with Roscosmos on the ExoMars rover mission,” which was set to launch in September.
