The Rosalind Franklin rover, previously called the ExoMars rover, is a planned European robotic Mars rover that is part of the ESA led ExoMars astrobiology programme and is named after the British chemist Rosalind Franklin. It is an autonomous six wheeled vehicle of about 300 kilograms, designed to be the first Mars rover to drill up to two metres below the surface and search for biomolecules or biosignatures of past life. The British division of Airbus Defence and Space was the lead builder and assembled the rover in the United Kingdom in 2018 and 2019. The Russian invasion of Ukraine ended the planned cooperation with Roscosmos, and as of 2026 the launch is expected in 2028 on a Falcon Heavy, with landing around 2030 on an Airbus built landing platform.
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The lead builder of the rover, the British division of Airbus Defence and Space, began procuring critical components in March 2014.
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Rosalind Franklin, previously known as the ExoMars rover, is a planned European robotic Mars rover, part of the international astrobiology programme ExoMars led by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Rosalind Franklin, previously known as the ExoMars rover, is a planned European robotic Mars rover, part of the international astrobiology programme ExoMars led by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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The lead builder of the rover, the British division of Airbus Defence and Space, began procuring critical components in March 2014.
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