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Is Russia going to rescue the ESA's ExoMars mission?
Moscow, Russia - Roscosmos is ready to join ESA after NASA's withdrawal
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Russia is stepping in to rescue the European Space Agency's "ExoMars" mission, which was approved in March. Roscosmos would replace NASA, the previous partner in the programme. NASA made a U-turn on the programme due to budget problems: despite the US Congress being willing to provide NASA with 700-800 million dollars for its own mission in 2018, no other money is forthcoming for the European project. ESA...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency