launches

- A 35-metre-diameter parachute for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover was heat-sterilised at ESA’s technical centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands. - The procedure completes a planetary protection milestone ahead of the mission’s planned 2028 launch. - The parachute, weighing 74 kilograms, will slow the rover during Martian atmospheric

- A 35-metre-diameter, 74-kg parachute for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover underwent heat sterilisation at ESA’s ESTEC facility in the Netherlands. - The sterilisation completes a planetary protection milestone ahead of the mission’s planned 2028 launch. - The parachute will slow the rover during descent through the Martian

- A 35-meter-diameter, 74-kg parachute for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover was heat-sterilised at ESA’s ESTEC facility in the Netherlands. - The sterilisation completed a key planetary protection milestone ahead of the mission’s planned 2028 launch. - The parachute will slow the rover during Martian atmospheric descent.

- A 35‑metre, 74‑kg parachute for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover was heat‑sterilised at ESA’s ESTEC facility in the Netherlands. - The sterilisation completes a key planetary protection milestone ahead of the mission’s planned 2028 launch. - The parachute will slow the rover during descent through the Martian

- A 35‑metre-diameter parachute for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover was heat‑sterilised at ESA’s ESTEC facility in the Netherlands. - The 74‑kilogram parachute will slow the rover during descent through the Martian atmosphere. - The sterilisation completes a planetary protection milestone ahead of the mission’s planned 2028