Ferrari has recently faced some tough challenges on the racetrack, but
achieving the qualifications that will allow its famous red paint ""Rosso
Corsa"" to go into space is another story altogether.
In July, three test containers of Ferrari's red paint ""Rosso Corsa""
arrived at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in
The Netherlands, in order to be tested in preparation for the journey to
the Red Planet on-board Mars Express. Over the following weeks, the red
paint sample, safely installed in a specially constructed glass globe 2cm
in diameter, nicknamed ""Fred"", and sunk in a specially designed fibreglass
supporting block, has been undergoing a severe testing process.
These rushes show the testing of the ferrari paint in preparation for its journey to the red planet on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft in May/June 2003.

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