ESA ExoMars Rover Lander Platform Contract Goes to Airbus

Teams in Stevenage Will Design the Mechanical, Thermal and Propulsion Systems for the Program

Apr 03, 2025

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Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the ExoMars industrial prime contractor, to build key systems for the ExoMars lander that will safely place the Rosalind Franklin rover on the surface of the Red Planet.

"Rosalind Franklin will be the first Martian rover able to analyze samples from two meters bel…

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