ESA sets the date for Mars Express launch

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Express at May 5, 2003 12:00 PM

Just before midnight on 2 June (23:45 local time, 19:45 CET) a Soyuz rocket operated by Starsem will lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and Mars Express will be on its way. The spacecraft was given the green light to launch following completion of a successful flight readiness review on 3 May.