Due to the Russia-Ukraine War, the British-made Mars rover Rosalind, stranded on Earth, is reportedly set to embark on its journey back to the Red Planet after the UK Space Agency agreed to fund the mission. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin rover was supposed to land on Mars in 2023. However, the rocket-assisted system designed to land the fragile rover on the planet’s surface was being built by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos under contract. Following the invasion of Ukraine, ESA canceled the contract, leaving the Rosalind rover, designed to search for traces of past life on Mars, stranded. A £150 million contract awarded by the UK Space Agency to Airbus to change the Russian landing system reportedly reinvigorates the mission. Peter Kyle, the UK’s Minister for Science, stated: “We can answer some key questions that humanity asks itself. If we can do that and benefit from some of the results and innovations that flow from it, then I think it’s a very good investment for Britain.” This is considered good news for the Rosalind rover, a central part of ESA’s ExoMars program, as it was one of the most delayed and troubled missions in space history. Initially planned for launch in 2018, NASA, initially a partner in the venture, withdrew due to funding constraints, forcing ESA member states to make up the shortfall. Completion of the lander was later delayed due to COVID restrictions and effectively halted when Russia was removed from the project.