Airbus Wins £150 Million Contract to Land European Rover on Mars
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Airbus SE has won a £150 million ($194 million) contract to develop a landing platform that will deliver a UK-built rover onto Mars for a mission to look for signs of life.
The European Space Agency awarded Airbus UK the deal to build the lander for the ExoMars mission scheduled to launch in 2028 with NASA, the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology said on Saturday. The rover, built by Airbus, is set to touch down on Mars at the end of the decade.