Back روزاليند فرانكلين (مركبة جوالة) Arabic Rosalind Franklin (rover) BS Rosalind Franklin (astromòbil) Catalan ExoMars Rover German Rosalind Franklin (rover) Spanish Rosalind Franklin (roverra) Basque روزالیند فرانکلین (مریخنورد) Persian Rosalind Franklin (rover) French एक्सोमार्स रोवर Hindi Rosalind Franklin (penjelajah) ID
 | This article needs to be updated. (July 2023) |
| Mission type | Mars rover |
|---|---|
| Operator | ESA |
| Website | www.esa.int/...ExoMars |
| Mission duration | ≥ 7 months[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Astrium · Airbus |
| Launch mass | 310 kg (680 lb) |
| Power | 1200 W·h/d solar array, 1142 W·h Lithium-ion battery[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | NET 2028[3] |
| Mars rover | |
| Landing date | NET 2029 |
| Landing site | Oxia Planum |
ExoMars programme | |
Rosalind Franklin,[4] previously known as the ExoMars rover, is a planned robotic Mars rover, part of the international ExoMars programme led by the European Space Agency and the Russian Roscosmos State Corporation.[5][6] The mission was scheduled to launch in July 2020,[7] but was postponed to 2022.[8] The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused an indefinite delay of the programme, as the member states of the ESA voted to suspend the joint mission with Russia;[9] in July 2022, ESA terminated its cooperation on the project with Russia.[10] As of May 2022[update], the launch of the rover is not expected to occur before 2028 due to the need for a new non-Russian landing platform.[3][11]
The original plan called for a Russian launch vehicle, an ESA carrier model, and a Russian lander named Kazachok,[12] that would deploy the rover to Mars' surface.[13] Once it had safely landed, the solar powered rover would begin a seven-month (218-sol) mission to search for the existence of past life on Mars. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), launched in 2016, will operate as the data-relay satellite of Rosalind Franklin and the lander.[14]
The rover is named after Rosalind Franklin, a British chemist and DNA pioneer.
The mission received additional funding to restart and deliver complete the mission. The award went to Thales Alenia Space and scheduled for 2028.[15]
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- ^ Amos, Jonathan (7 February 2019). "Rosalind Franklin: Mars rover named after DNA pioneer". BBC News. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Vago, Jorge; Witasse, Olivier; Baglioni, Pietro; Haldemann, Albert; Gianfiglio, Giacinto; et al. (August 2013). "ExoMars: ESA's Next Step in Mars Exploration" (PDF). Bulletin (155). European Space Agency: 12–23.
- ^ Katz, Gregory (27 March 2014). "2018 mission: Mars rover prototype unveiled in UK". Excite.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Second ExoMars mission moves to next launch opportunity in 2020" (Press release). European Space Agency. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "N° 6–2020: ExoMars to take off for the Red Planet in 2022" (Press release). ESA. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Joint Europe-Russia Mars rover project is parked". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Europe ending cooperation with Russia on life-hunting Mars rover". Space.com.
- ^ Drahl, Carmen (3 May 2023). "The long-awaited mission that could transform our understanding of Mars". Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. doi:10.1146/knowable-050323-1. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Wall, Mike (21 March 2019). "Meet 'Kazachok': Landing Platform for ExoMars Rover Gets a Name - In 2021, Rosalind Franklin will roll off Kazachok onto the red dirt of Mars". Space.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Russia and Europe Team Up for Mars Missions". Space.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ de Selding, Peter B. (3 October 2012). "U.S., Europe Won't Go It Alone in Mars Exploration". Space News. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (10 April 2024). "ESA awards contract to Thales Alenia Space to restart ExoMars". SpaceNews. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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