The ESA plans to launch an advanced Mars lander in 2035
Author: Andrew Jones
The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s. The ESA is already planning to send the much delayed life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars in the launch window opening in 2028. But the agency is already setting its sights on a more ambitious follow-up. On 17 December 2024, the agency issued a call for proposals titled ‘Advanced Entry, Descent and Landing Capability on Mars’. It calls for Europe to “begin to advance developments...