ExoMars Rover: from concept to reality

Date: Thu, Feb 07, 2019 | 07:30 - 07:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CET

Replay: Thu, Feb 07, 2019 | 16:00 - 16:15 GMT | 17:00 - 17:15 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

The second part of ExoMars programme is ongoing.

In Stevenage, UK, a rover is being built that will carry a drill and a suite of instruments dedicated to exobiology and geochemistry research. It will be the first mission to combine the capability to move across the surface and to study Mars at depth. 

The primary goal of the ExoMars programme is to address the question of whether life has ever existed on the red planet. 

The first part of the mission was launched in March 2016 with the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Schiaparelli, an entry, descent and landing demonstrator module.

The second part is planned for launch in 2020 and comprises the rover and a surface science platform.

ExoMars  is a joint endeavour between ESA and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.

This video focusses on the rover and explains what it plans to achieve on Mars.

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/ExoMars_mission

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2019/02/ExoMars_Rover_from_concept_to_reality

Script:
1902_003_EXOMARS ROVER - CONCEPT TO REALITY A ROLL FINAL_TC .docx

Satellite Parameters: Eutelsat 9A at 9 degrees E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.