Europe And Russia Delay ExoMars Mission to 2022

[mosaix]

ExoMars Rosalind Franklin: Rover mission delayed until 2022

Europe and Russia decide to postpone their mission to search for life on the Red Planet.

www.bbc.co.uk

The ExoMars "Rosalind Franklin" vehicle was due to launch to the Red Planet in July/August but engineers aren't able to get the vehicle ready in time.
Because an Earth-Mars journey is only attempted when the planets are favourably aligned, the robot's next opportunity won't occur until 2022.

 

[CupofJoe]

Not great news, but better a missed launch date, than a mistake somewhere else...

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

Well, at least this has nothing to do with the Coronavirus. When I saw the headline I worried the panic had *really* gotten out of hand.