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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASA has two options for bringing rock and sediment samples from Mars to Earth, but will let the incoming Trump administration decide which course to take. An independent review board found that ...

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 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 ...

John Bridges receives funding from the UK Space Agency for NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return planning groups tasked with identifying the best techniques to analyse returned samples, and the closest ...

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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