ESA commits half a billion to its next Mars lander despite predecessor’s crash
December 02, 2016 at 17:19 PM EST
The European Space Agency is doubling down on Mars, dedicating nearly half a billion dollars to its follow-up mission to the planet’s surface — even though the first one quite literally cratered. But an ambitious joint plan to redirect an asteroid’s moon has been scuttled in order to find the funds. Read More