ExoMars rover launch delayed until 2022 over technical issues, coronavirus - CNET

NASA isn't the only space agency planning to send a fresh rover to Mars. The European Space Agency was hoping to launch its ExoMars mission this year to land the Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars in 2021. The mission has now been pushed back to a 2022 launch.

The ESA announced the delay on Thursday after discussing plans with its main mission partner, Russia's Roscosmos. The ESA cited hardware and software issues and the spread of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus as reasons for the delay.

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