ExoMars rover parachute test brings Red Planet mission one step closer

Undated ESA handout photo of an artist’s impression of the ExoMars rover on Mars as the European spacecraft nearing the end of its journey to Mars is ready to send a lander to the surface of the Red Planet.

The ExoMars rover is one step closer to landing on the red planet after successful tests of the parachutes that will bring it down onto the Martian surface.

The two parachutes which will safely deliver the UK’s first ever Mars rover to our neighbouring planet completed a first full-scale high altitude drop test, following two failed tests last year.