NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a ...
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NASA has just two Mars Sample Return mission lander options left
B contract, before hitching lift back to Earth with ESA NASA says it needs until 2026 before making a final decision on how ...
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NASA Is One Step Closer to Bringing Mars Samples to Earth
The agency is starting down two different paths toward the samples' return, but only one will bring the red rocks home.
NASA’s InSight Lander Fades Into Mars Dust: Final Images Unveiled
NASA’s retired InSight lander, now covered in Martian dust, continues to offer insights into Mars through images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Over its four-year mission, InSight ...
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 ...
On this date: Mars Polar Lander slams into Martian surface
On this date in 1999, the Mars Polar Lander approached the Martian surface to high of speed for NASA engineers to correct ...
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NASA won't decide on Mars Sample Return plan until mid-2026
NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or ...
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program Faces Stark Choices
NASA sees two paths for saving its beleaguered plan to retrieve materials from the Red Planet but won’t choose between them ...
NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth
NASA has announced an overhaul to its plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth. Agency officials have decided to scrap ...
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 ...