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 ...

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.

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 anxiety among ...

NASA is now reviewing and revising its multi-billion-dollar Mars sample-return mission series. This artwork depicts the armada of Mars machines needed to accomplish the task. | Credit: NASA/JPL ...

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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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 ...