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How Russia’s war in Ukraine hinders space research and exploration

A Mars rover, an X-ray telescope and several low-Earth satellites are all on hold

illustration of the Rosalind Franklin Mars rover on the surface of Mars

The Rosalind Franklin Mars rover (illustrated), part of a joint European-Russia mission to Mars, is one of several space projects at risk due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

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By Liz Kruesi

- More than 2 years ago

Updated

Space exploration may seem like a faraway endeavor from Earth’s surface, but events on the ground ripple into space.