November 2006
European Mars launch pushed back
The European Space Agency (Esa) has pushed back the launch of its rover mission to Mars from 2011 to 2013.
The decision will not significantly delay the mission's arrival at Mars.
But it does reflect a growing will to push for an upgrade to the ExoMars project which could raise its cost from roughly 500m euros to 800m euros.
April 2005
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