Missions Based On Mars 96
A number of later missions, both planned and successful, are based on the technology of Mars 96, for example ESA's Mars Express (launched in 2003), NetLander (cancelled) and its successor MetNet (scheduled for launches in 2011-2019). Some of the equipment from Mars 96 was used in Mars 500 experiments
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