The European Space Agency suspended its Mars rover mission today in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, after Russia's state-run space agency halted its operations at Europe's spaceport.
The European Space Agency's ExoMars rover in 2019. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Imageson Thursday in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, after Russia's state-run space agency halted its operations at Europe's spaceport.ESA's ExoMars rover mission, Europe's first-ever rover mission to the Red Planet to search for signs of life, was set to launch from Guiana Space Centre aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket this year.
"While recognising the impact on scientific exploration of space, ESA is fully aligned with the sanctions imposed on Russia by its Member States," the space agency said.
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