A flurry of missions to Mars, to explore the surface and sub-surface of the Red Planet, has commenced with the successful launch of the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, and the NASA rover ‘Spirit’ to be shortly followed by a second rover ‘Opportunity’.. These missions have the potential to reveal whether life exists or existed on Mars, and will provide an unprecedented range of new data about the planet.
Click here to download MSA’s pre-launch media release.
A flurry of missions to Mars, to explore the surface and sub-surface of the Red Planet, has commenced with the successful launch of the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, and the NASA rover ‘Spirit’ to be shortly followed by a second rover ‘Opportunity’.. These missions have the potential to reveal whether life exists or existed on Mars, and will provide an unprecedented range of new data about the planet.
Click here to download MSA’s pre-launch media release.
50th Anniversary of the NASA first lander on Mars, Viking 1
While the 20th of July (or the 21st of July Australian time) will always be remembered as the day that humans first set foot on the Moon during the 1969
July 20, 2026
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