‘Bruno’ commands star billing in €1.2bn search for life on Mars

His name is Bruno and together with his two siblings he is helping scientists embark on one of humankind’s greatest adventures — the search for life on Mars.

‘Bruno’ commands star billing in €1.2bn search for life on Mars

Bruno belongs to a “family” of three rover prototypes — the others are named Bridget and Bryan — which are testing the last word in planetary navigation technology.

In two years’ time a so far nameless six-wheeled machine with a “brain” similar to Bruno’s will be launched to the Red Planet.

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