Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin announced that negotiations with the European Space Agency (ESA) have resumed on the launch of the ExoMars mission. TASS.
“Colleagues from the ESA promised to address the bosses in the person of the countries participating in the ESA. If they meet halfway and say they agree, then the mission can be implemented,” he said.
At the same time, he noted that his chances of responding positively to this offer are only 7-8%.
In the spring of 2012, Roscosmos agreed to join the European ExoMars project to explore Mars. The European Space Agency (ESA) reported that the launch of the Russian-European ExoMars instrument in 2022 is “unlikely” due to the sanctions against Russia, against the background of the Russian Federation’s special military operation against Ukraine on February 28.
On March 17, the European Space Agency’s governing council decided that it is “impossible” to launch a mission on a Russian rocket this year due to sanctions against Russia for a special operation in Ukraine.
Dmitry Rogozin, Former Managing Director of Roscosmos declarationHe said the Russians’ mission to Mars would take place without a rover.