Launch of the first space flight from Europe to transfer Martian rocks from Earth

Europe is preparing to launch its first round trip on the Red Planet, carrying samples from Mars to Earth, where the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with NASA, is paving the way for the construction of a space vehicle that will provide rocks, dust and precious gas from Mars. Life is found on this planet one day or not.

According to the scientific site "Phys", the ESA Orbiter will be equipped with NASA's capture and rendition system, which includes three versions of the Earth and one of Mars, as part of an ambitious series of missions launched by NASA with NASA.

The vehicle aims to recover at least 500 grams of samples from the Jezero crater in March, which was once a lake containing an ancient river delta. Rocks in the area will therefore retain information on the diverse geology of Mars.

The Mars Explorer Mars Explorer, scheduled for launch in July 2020, will select the best scientific samples to be stored in the tubes and place them on Mars, then retrieve them later.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is also studying the concepts of a small cartridge to quickly move on the surface of Mars to identify and recover stored samples, then return them in a box the size of A football thrown with the help of Mars Ascent, a small rocket from NASA.

The vehicle, which must then be built in orbit, will bring it back and transport it safely to Earth, a return mission of about 13 months.The vehicle will be launched by 2026 from the European Spaceport of Kourou, French Guiana.

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