Archives for: Destination Mars
The Aurora Programme and past missions
Whilst the ExoMars Rover isn’t planned to set a wheel on Mars until 2020, that doesn’t mean that nothing...
What are space robots?
There have been many different types of robots that have been developed for space exploration... From roving...
10 fun facts about Mars!
Mars is the fourth planet from its Sun and is the second smallest planet in the solar system. What else...
Why do we want to go to Mars?
After Earth, Mars is the most earth like planet in the Solar System. It’s in something called the...
What is the ExoMars Rover?
ExoMars is the European Space Agency’s programme to explore the Martian environment. The ExoMars Rover...
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It’s almost fifty years since man first stepped on the Moon – and the next planet to explore is...