Ars Technica28d
NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration
The question now is: will they? And if the Trump administration moves forward with Mars Sample Return (MSR), what will it look like? Could it involve a human mission to Mars instead of a series of ...
CBS News28d
NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission
Option one would use the same "sky crane" landing system proven with NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers, a smaller sample collection spacecraft, a smaller rocket to boost the samples ...
ABC News28d
NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
The goal of the Mars Sample Return Program, which is being planned jointly with the European Space Agency (ESA), is to retrieve samples of rock, gas and loose surface material that were collected ...
The Conversation29d
The New Orleans attack and Las Vegas Tesla explosion are examples of the US military’s violent extremism problem
Mia Martin Hobbs does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
SpaceNews29d
NASA to study two alternative architectures for Mars Sample Return
NASA leadership announced Jan. 7 that it would pursue studies of two architectures for its Mars Sample Return effort that would take samples currently being collected by the Perseverance rover and ...
Gizmodo29d
NASA’s Answer to Mars Sample Return Problem: Develop Two Plans
Following months of deliberation, NASA has decided to pursue two alternative routes for its Mars Sample Return program, one of which elicits the help of the private industry. During a media ...