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April 13, 2016

First joint EU-Russian ExoMars mission to reach Mars orbit Oct 16
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 13, 2016
The first ever joint project between the European Union and Russia on the search for life on Mars - the ExoMars spacecraft- will reach Mars' orbit on October 16, the head of Roscosmos State Corporation said. "We expect the ExoMars spacecraft to enter the orbit of Mars around October 16 and later start its work," Igor Komarov said. A Russian Proton-M rocket carrier lifted off with the ExoMars' orbital and the landing modules from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 14. The Ex ... read more

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