The ESA Is Launching A New Mars Mission TODAY – Watch It Live

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Artist's impression of the spacecraft in orbit. ESA/ATG medialab

The first part of a joint European-Russian mission to Mars is about to launch today at 4.31 a.m. EST (9.31 a.m. GMT), and you can watch it live below. The hugely exciting mission, called ExoMars, will ultimately be one of the most advanced searches for life on the Red Planet yet.