According to the Smithsonian ... It's “very unlikely” that Europe's Mars rover will launch this year, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday <https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ESA_statement_regarding_cooperation_with_Russia_following_a_meeting_with_Member_States_on_28_February_2022> .
The ExoMars mission, a joint project between ESA and the Russian space agency, was scheduled to leave for Mars in September. The rover was originally going to ride a Russian rocket into space and land on the Red Planet nine months later using Russian hardware, according to Mack DeGeurin for *Gizmodo <https://gizmodo.com/exomars-rover-2022-launch-now-very-unlikely-due-to-russ-1848604481>*. Now, the rover’s launch from *Kazakhstan* has been postponed because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Note Kazakhstan and Ukraine are two separate entities !! Full story in *https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/europes-mars-rover-very-unlikely-to-launch-in-2022-due-to-russian-invasion-180979660/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220302-daily-responsive&spMailingID=46482543&spUserID=NjMxNzE2MjU0NjE0S0&spJobID=2200300996&spReportId=MjIwMDMwMDk5NgS2 <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/europes-mars-rover-very-unlikely-to-launch-in-2022-due-to-russian-invasion-180979660/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220302-daily-responsive&spMailingID=46482543&spUserID=NjMxNzE2MjU0NjE0S0&spJobID=2200300996&spReportId=MjIwMDMwMDk5NgS2>*