{"id":47251,"date":"2026-10-21T17:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asterix.com\/?p=47251"},"modified":"2026-10-21T17:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:48:33","slug":"idefix-sets-off-to-conquer-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asterix.com\/en\/idefix-sets-off-to-conquer-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Idefix Sets Off to Conquer Space!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0After <a href=\"https:\/\/asterix.com\/en\/characters\/asterix\/\">Asterix<\/a>, the first French satellite launched in 1965, the first Franco-German rover, called Id\u00e9fix, set off for space in turn on October 19, 2026, toward Phobos, an unexplored moon of Mars, aboard the MMX mission!<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/cnes.fr\/en\">CNES<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlr.de\/en\/research-and-transfer\/projects-and-missions\/mmx\">DLR<\/a> (the German space agency), Idefix will be <strong>the first explorer<\/strong> to traverse the still unknown surface of Phobos. It will help understand the terrain and transmit precious information to prepare for the MMX probe, which will in turn land there to collect samples and bring them back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope <a href=\"https:\/\/asterix.com\/en\/characters\/dogmatix\/\">Idefix<\/a> finds some nice trees to protect along the way.<\/p>\n<p>But Idefix is not just a scout. It also represents<strong> a major technological breakthrough.<\/strong> The first rover to operate on a surface with such low gravity, it will pave the way for new methods of space exploration and test innovative technologies intended for future interplanetary missions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Idefix doesn&#8217;t arrive empty-pawed!<\/strong> It carries with it a memory card containing photos from around the world. 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