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The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on the 16th that it has initiated the implementation work for launching the European Space Agency's "Rosalind Franklin" Mars rover in 2028, planning to use SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to carry out the launch mission. The "Rosalind Franklin" rover is scheduled to launch in 2028 and search for signs of past or present life below the surface of Mars. The European Space Agency will lead the implementation of this mission, providing a complete set of spacecraft systems including the carrier module, landing platform, and rover, as well as operational support for surface exploration on Mars. NASA will provide designated hardware and services support for the mission, including launch services, the braking engine system for the rover's landing platform, a radioisotope heating device for the rover's internal systems, and some key components for the "Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer" equipment. This analyzer will analyze samples collected by the rover at its planned landing site - the Mars Oxia Planum, to search for evidence of the basic building blocks of life.