But its lander , Beagle 2 , which was intended to search for evidence of life on Mars , was lost on Christmas Day 2003 after it failed to make contact with the orbiter . Some of the Martian environment is being replicated to help build a future rover . The European Space Agency is planning missions for 2017 and 2018 . The ` ` ' ' '' will be used up until 2018 but is available after a mission has landed in 2019 . Two spacecraft are currently en route to the Red Planet .
Some of the Martian environment is being replicated to help build a future rover . The European Space Agency is planning missions for 2017 and 2018 . The ` ` ' ' '' will be used up until 2018 but is available after a mission has landed in 2019 . Two spacecraft are currently en route to the Red Planet .