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NASA has contracted SpaceX to launch the European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover on a Falcon Heavy rocket, marking the end of a 25-year development saga plagued by partner withdrawals, funding constraints, and geopolitical disruptions including Russia's Ukraine invasion. This mission represents the fourth rocket selection and demonstrates critical lessons about international technology partnerships: over-reliance on single vendors or geopolitical partners creates existential program risk, while backup strategies and flexible vendor relationships are essential for long-term project viability. For technology leaders, this illustrates how vendor lock-in, insufficient contingency planning, and geopolitical dependencies can derail even the most sophisticated technical programs over multi-year timescales.