Dossier
Aurora program
Coverage of Aurora program in the Nexus archive.
- After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars
NASA confirmed SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida as early as late 2028. The mission, delayed for years due to political issues and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, was initially planned for 2009 under the Aurora program with a Russian Soyuz rocket.