The UK Space Agency has set a date for a for British-made rover to land on Mars in search of life on Red Planet. The Rosalind Franklin rover was initially scheduled to land on Mars in 2023 as part of a European Space Agency (ESA) mission.The rocket-powered system designed to ferry the rover to Mars' surface had been being built by Russia's space agency Roscosmos - but was cancelled by the ESA following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The UK Spa…
Europe is not giving up on sending its first rover to Mars • Rosalind Franklin is set to launch in 2028 atop a Falcon Heavy rocket • Russia was also involved in the project, but cooperation ended after the invasion of Ukraine