ESA’s Sample Acquisition Field Experiment with a Rover (SAFER) has completed six “Martian days” of tests roaming Chile’s Atacama Desert. Nicknamed "Bridget," the prototype of the space agency’s ExoMars rover is part of a program to gain experience in building and operating planetary rovers in anticipation of the 2018 ESA Mars mission. .. Continue Reading ESA's prototype ExoMars rover completes testing in Chile
Section: Space
Tags: Chile, ESA, Exomars, Mars, Rover
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