The #ESA announced that #Airbus will design and build the landing platform for the ($1.3 billion πŸ’°) #ExoMars mission.
#SpaceX is aiming for the πŸ“† 2026 launch window for #Mars πŸ”΄ and certainly will be targeting one or more #Starships for late πŸ“† 2028 https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/four-different-rockets-three-landers-and-two-decades-will-exomars-ever-launch

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Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn

Nearly 20 years have passed since the European Space Agency committed to ExoMars.

Ars Technica
I’m not posting on the birdsite (dogesite?) anymore, but I do check in from time to time. I’m so glad I didn’t miss the sick burn served out by @benwikler in the wake of the #wisconsinelection ! #protasiewicz #signalflare #glovecompartment