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March 15, 2013

Europe, Russia ink deal on double mission to Mars
Paris (AFP) March 14, 2013
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it signed a deal on Thursday with its Russian counterpart to launch two unmanned missions to Mars, a quest that was rocked by a US pullout last year. Called ExoMars, the scheme entails sending an orbital probe to the Red Planet in January 2016 to look for atmospheric traces of methane gas, a pointer to the existence of microbial life. It will also send down a small stationary lander to test key technologies for the second mission - the launch of a six-wheele ... read more

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