Airbus testing Mars Sample Fetch Rover in quarry near London
- 2 years ago
The Mars Sample Fetch rover is being evaluated in a quarry near London. The testing crew talks about how it compares to Exomars and other rovers. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/mars-sample-fetch-rover-possible-moon-mission)
In July 2022, NASA announced it will not send the Europe-built fetch rover to collect rock samples on Mars and will use helicopters instead.
Airbus believes the technology will find use in future lunar exploration.
Credit: Space.com | footage & animations courtesy: Airbus/ESA/NASA | produced and edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta) & [Tereza Pultarova](https://twitter.com/TerezaPultarova)
Music: Mars Adventure by Brendon Moeller / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com
In July 2022, NASA announced it will not send the Europe-built fetch rover to collect rock samples on Mars and will use helicopters instead.
Airbus believes the technology will find use in future lunar exploration.
Credit: Space.com | footage & animations courtesy: Airbus/ESA/NASA | produced and edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta) & [Tereza Pultarova](https://twitter.com/TerezaPultarova)
Music: Mars Adventure by Brendon Moeller / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com