Mars Express. Ten years of European Mars exploration

The first European mission to another planet, Mars Express was launched on 2 June 2003. Ten years after launch, it is still operating, making ESA a key player in Mars exploration and, excitingly, demonstrating that Mars once had an environment that may have been favourable to life. Today, Mars Express is paving the way for new missions and providing for all European partners the experience to plan the next steps of Mars exploration.

• Primary Source

ESA: Our Activities: Space Science: Mars Express http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express

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