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In ExoMars, we have all the technologies we need, so to lose any components is not good.
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ExoMars and its smaller cousin could be targeted at the Methane sources identified by the 2016 orbiter.
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ExoMars' primary mission is to search for signs of past or present life.
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The planned agreement calls for Russia to provide the Proton rockets to send the two ExoMars missions on their way.
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Nasa administrator Charles Bolden said it was problematic to take part in the ExoMars project because it was billed as a "flagship mission".
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ExoMars was formally initiated in Europe by ministers in 2005, and Esa has so far spent in excess of 400m euros on technology development.
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ExoMars is a challenging, difficult but tremendously important project if we ever want to have a robotic exploration programme in our neighbourhood in the Solar System.
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This mission, called ExoMars, is scheduled to launch in 2013.
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We will find out next week what state the revised European plans are in when national delegations to the European Space Agency (Esa) meet to discuss the so-called ExoMars project.
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The proposal currently being discussed is that ExoMars should be joined by a slightly smaller rover in the class of the US Spirit and Opportunity vehicles that are on the surface today.
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ExoMars, as we call it on this side of the pond, envisages a satellite to study the Martian atmosphere, followed by a large robotic rover to drill beneath the surface and cache rocks for later return to Earth.
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The only problem now is funding: ExoMars is looking to cost about double the 650 million Euros initially approved for the project in 2005, and there's no guarantee (yet) that the extra cash will be there when they need it.
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