Mars Express
21 Sep 2009
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Mars Express was an ESA mission to study Mars. It included a lander, Beagle 2, which failed. The Mars Express Orbiter was successful, gathering data on Mars' atmosphere, surface and subsurface.

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A spacecraft over the surface of Mars.

Mars Express

​​Credit: Alex Lutkus

RAL Space Involvement

Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms 3, Beagle 2, Mars Express Payload Operation Service

Subject

Planetary Exploration

Main Objectives

Looking for water and past or present life on Mars.

Launch Date

2 Jun 2003

Partners

ESA, DLR, IAS, Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Rheinishes Institut für Umweltforschung, LATMOS, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali​, NASA, CNES, ASI, ISAS, DNV, Kongsberg, CAPTEC, Astrium, AEA, DOWTY, DERA, TELDIX, EADS, TTE, INTESPACE, STARSEM, Alcatel Espacio, CRISA, CASA, Finavitec, Saab Ericsson Space, TERMA, TNO, Nexans, LEGOICA-B, Austrian Aerospace, Contraves, ALENIA, Officine Galileo.

Further Information

ESA

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