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.
