The agency has had a Mars sample-return (MSR) architecture in place for some time now, but repeated delays and cost overruns have rendered the original plan impractical, NASA officials announced ...

NASA has announced an overhaul to its plan to bring samples ... for when the samples could be brought back. Through its Mars Sample Return Program, NASA has for more than two decades been inching ...

The space agency said it continues to support Mars Sample Return, but will operate the ... report saying the mission needed a management overhaul amid probable cost overruns and delays.

In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of ... be the first pristine Mars material to come to Earth. China aims to launch its own sample-return effort in 2028, which ...

Leicester, Nasa recently announced that it is seeking new ways to complete the return to Earth of rock cores drilled by the Perseverance Rover in the Jezero Crater on Mars. This has led to some ...

China has advanced the launch of its Tianwen 3 Mars sample-return mission ... Space Agency Mars Sample Return (MSR) program does so. That effort is getting a major overhaul after severe cost ...

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over ... came up with changes that are more so revisions than a complete overhaul. “We’re really excited about this,” said Nicola ...

During a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, executives at Intuitive Machines revealed their plans to contribute to the Mars Sample Return mission architecture using their lunar technology.

The agency is considering two possible MSR strategies but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so. NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth, but the ...

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Related: NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

Related: NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of ...