Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Aurora space research plan nearly complete

"Scientists working with the European Science Foundation said they are nearly finished outlining a program for the exploration of the moon and Mars" The Aurora program is part of an international plan to explore the solar system. the goal of this plan is to land humans on Mars around the 2030's. The plan begins with robotic probes that will pave the way for human exploration. "he first Aurora mission will be ExoMars, a robotic spacecraft scheduled to be launched in 2013 or 2014. After landing on Mars, it will release a rover carrying a laboratory able to analyze rock and soil samples for signs of life."

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