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Apr 26, 2012
The ExoMars Mission of ESA's Aurora Programme
Authors: M. Van Winnendael, B. Gardini, R. Roumeas, and J. VagoAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments: Earth and Space 2004
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The Aurora Programme of the European Space Agency is dedicated to the robotic and human exploration of the Solar System bodies holding promises of traces of life, In this frame the programme is also preparing Europe for a participation in a possible human mission to Mars, expected to become a reality by the years around 2030. In order to reach this goal a series of robotic Mars missions are planned. The acquisition of knowledge related to the existence of traces of past or present life on Mars is considered a prerequisite for future human missions. ExoMars, the first major mission of the Aurora programme, planned to be launched in 2009, foresees a Mars surface rover equipped with an "exobiology" or "astrobiology" payload package to examine several samples of mars soil and collect scientific data.
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Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments: Earth and Space 2004
Pages: 991 - 998
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M. Van Winnendael
Robotics Engineer, ESA, Automation and Robotics Section (TOS-MMA), PO Box 299, NL-2200AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
B. Gardini
Aurora Robotic Missions Manager, ESA, TOS-AC, PO Box 299, NL-2200AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
R. Roumeas
Manager, ExoMars Mission Study, ESA, TOS-MCS, PO Box 299, NL-2200AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
J. Vago
ExoMars Mission Scientist, ESA, MSM-GAP, PO Box 299, NL-2200AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
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