Airbus Mars Rover Field Tests

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Europe's Mars 'fetch rover' nails sample pick-up test in the field (video)

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Airbus has taken two of its Mars rovers out for field tests in a quarry near London .

The company also experimented with a model of its ExoMars rover, hoping to improve its navigation system to enable the robot to travel faster and explore more terrain once it reaches the Red Planet in 2028 .

Airbus has already tested the rover twice in the same quarry in recent years but this year 's test campaign was the first to demonstrate not only travel but also sample collection.

Tereza is a London -based science and technology journalist, aspiring fiction writer and amateur gymnast.

Despite the cancellation of the fetch rover mission, Europe still has its stake in the sample retrieval operation.

Italian company Leonardo is currently building the 8-foot ( 2.5 m Sample Transfer Arm) which will pick up the samples.

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