Falcon Heavy: ExoMars 2028 Rosalind Franklin rover

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Falcon Heavy: ExoMars 2028 Rosalind Franklin rover is expected October 2028. The exact day has not been announced yet.

SpaceX is preparing to launch ExoMars 2028 Rosalind Franklin Rover on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. ExoMars 2028 is a second mission of two-part European Space Agency astrobiology project to search for evidence of life on Mars. The primary objective is to land the rover at a site with high potential for finding well-preserved organic material, particularly from the very early history of the planet. The rover is expected to travel several kilometers during its mission. The European rover will be the first mission to combine the capability to move across the surface and to study Mars at depth. It will collect samples with a drill down to a depth of 2 m and analyze them with next-generation instruments in an onboard laboratory. Underground samples are more likely to include biomarkers, since the tenuous martian atmosphere offers little protection from radiation and photochemistry at the surface. Launch is expected in October 2028 and no firm date has been announced yet.

The source has announced a date range. An exact day has not been confirmed.

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United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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