Aurora home page

Welcome to the homepage of the Science and Technology Facilities Council`s Aurora website. The European Space Agency`s Aurora programme seeks to explore the Solar System, starting with the Moon and Mars. ExoMars, the first mission in this programme, will explore Mars with the aim of finding evidence of life.

Please note the following recent additions and updates to the website:

• New FP7 opportunity - forthcoming announcement of space call for 2011 programme
• Award of UK funding to 2018 ExoMars rover instruments
• Aurora 2010: Achievements and Impacts of the UK's Mars Exploration Programme