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A Russian Soyuz to take an ESA's probe to Mars

Moscow, Russia - At the end of next year

A Soyuz, the Russian made rocket, is going to escort an European Space Agency's probe in its mission towards Mars. The 1,5-ton probe's mission, scheduled for the end of 2003, aims to study both the soil and the rocks of the "Red Planet" in search for some sort of organic life. ESA's probe, as well as the one its rival NASA is going to launch to Mars, are to follow the Mars Odyssey probe, launched in...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 31943
Rome, Italy, 08/07/2002 12:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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