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 by Staff Writers London, UK (Sputnik) Oct 04, 2019
The United Kingdom has eased sanctions on Russia by amending its Export Control Order 2014 to allow for certain activities necessary for the ExoMars-2020 joint Russia-EU space mission. "Article 3 also amends the description of the activities which require prior authorisation under Article 4(2b) of the Russia Sanctions Regulation in article 5 of the 2014 Order to reflect amendments to that Article to allow certain activities necessary for certain flights within the ExoMars 2020 Mission Framework," the document read. The amendments were made on September 9 and went into effect on Tuesday. The document did not specify which particular activities the amendment included. ExoMars-2020 is a joint mission to Mars involving the European Space Agency and Russia's Roscosmos space corporation. The mission will include the launch of a European Mars rover and a landing module developed in Russia. The mission is expected to be launched on July 25, 2020, and to reach Mars in March 2021. Source: Sputnik News
ESA Chief says discussed ExoMars 2020 launch with Roscosmos Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 30, 2019 The 2020 mission of the ExoMars programme is expected to deliver a European rover and a Russian surface platform to the surface of Mars. The rover is expected to spend one year exploring the surface of the Red Planet. The European Space Agency's Director General Jan Woerner said he had spoken to Russia's Roscosmos during MAKS-2019 to ensure all issues on the joint ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars-2020 mission were solved and it could be launched in mid-2020 as planned. The robotic exploration mission t ... read more
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