NASA studies options to rein in cost of Mars Sample Return mission
After an independent review concluded NASA's plans to robotically collect and return rock and soil samples from Mars could cost up to $11 billion, NASA "pulled the plug" and is focusing on two options ...
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NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026
NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...
NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...
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NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
NASA's mission is to return rock, soil and others samples to Earth for study. NASA announced Tuesday that it's exploring two landing options to move forward with its mission to retrieve ...
NASA’s Mars Rover Mission to Bring Samples Back Home From the Red Planet Is at Risk
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
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NASA Unsure How to Bring Bits of Mars to Earth, Takes Two Years to Think About It
American space agency NASA announced it is looking at two ways of landing hardware on Mars for the Sample Return mission, ...
NASA to explore two landing options for returning samples from Mars
To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity, NASA announced Tuesday a new approach to its Mars Sample Return Program.
A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...
Evidence of Life on Mars? NASA’s Bold Strategy to Recover the Proof
NASA unveils a groundbreaking approach to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth by 2026, introducing competition between ...