European Mars mission funding approved even after test lander's crash
Friday, December 2, 2016 - 11:41
in Astronomy & Space
LUCERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - European space agency (ESA) member states have approved another 450 million euros ($479 million) in funding for the ExoMars mission to the Red Planet, even after a test lander that was part of the program crashed in October, ESA said on Friday.