Russia, U.S. to Launch Mission to Mars
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MOSCOW — Russia and the United States plan a joint unmanned mission to the planet Mars in October, 1994, Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency reported Saturday.
The Russian Space Agency and NASA signed an agreement on the “Mars-94” project late last year, it said. A joint report on the plan said scientific equipment on board a Russian spacecraft would include two small landers with probes for analyzing the Martian surface and atmosphere.
Other instruments would measure the oxidization capability of the Martian soil to establish its chemical composition, Itar-Tass reported. The initial cost of the project will be $250,000, but it may rise to $1.5 million, it said.
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