3 Down, 1 to Go: Mars Launch Countdown Begins

A flurry of missions to Mars, to explore the surface and sub-surface of the Red Planet, has commenced with the successful launch of the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, and the NASA rover 'Spirit' to be shortly followed by a second rover 'Opportunity'.. These missions have the potential to reveal whether life exists or existed on Mars, and will provide an unprecedented range of new data about the planet.

Click here to download MSA's pre-launch media release.