Europe's ascent on Mars

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Express at December 25, 2002 12:00 PM

A year from now, a European spacecraft should arrive at the Red Planet. Mars Express will orbit the fourth planet and drop off a robot to explore its rocky red surface. BBC News Online talks to David Southwood, director of science at the European Space Agency (Esa), about the mission. This time next Christmas, a small robot, built in Britain, should be exploring the rocky surface of Mars.