";s:4:"text";s:2962:" 12 March 2020 Astronomy Now. ESA and Roscosmos have delayed its launch from 2020 to 2022 due to parachute problems. Ironically, the delay to 2020 will place the ExoMars in the same launch window as NASA's brand-new rover bound to the Red Planet. Launch of ExoMars rover delayed to 2022 ... but officials rescheduled the mission for 2020 after both vehicles ran into development delays. European Mars rover delayed until 2022. A modified version of the Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, Curiosity rover is expected to carry the so-called "caching" device, which will … The second ExoMars mission involves a Russian-led surface platform and a European-led rover, also to be launched on a Proton from Baikonur. Launch Window July 17 - Aug. 5, 2020 Launch Location Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Landing Feb. 18, 2021 Landing Site Jezero Crater, Mars Mission Duration At least one Mars year (about 687 Earth days) Building NASA's. Watch Video › The rover has a new, more capable wheel design, among other improvements. Delay has turned space mission ExoMars2020 into ExoMars2022. Coronavirus and technical issues delay a Mars mission’s launch The joint European-Russian mission to launch the ExoMars rover was postponed to 2022 Technical risks threaten to delay Mars 2020 mission by Jeff Foust — January 31, 2017. Launch Window July 17 - Aug. 5, 2020 Launch Location Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Landing Feb. 18, 2021 Landing Site Jezero Crater, Mars Mission Duration At least one Mars year (about 687 Earth days) Building NASA's. This is why the decision to postpone the launch of ExoMars 2020 for two … Share This Story. Image: ESA. ExoMars Rover launch delay is due to technical issues. By Daniel Clery Mar. The joint ESA/Roscosmos venture has … Launch of ExoMars rover delayed to 2022 ... but officials rescheduled the mission for 2020 after both vehicles ran into development delays. After careful consideration, European and Russian officials have decided to postpone the launch of the second ExoMars mission to the next window of opportunity in 2020.