Thales Completes Key Element of Mars Sample Return Mission
Thales Alenia Space has completed the Orbit Insertion Module for the Earth Return Orbiter, which will ferry samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth. The Earth Return Orbiter is the European Space Agency’s main contribution to NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission. A €49- million contract to build the spacecraft was awarded to Airbus […]
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Published by European Spaceflight on 12/14/2024
