NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is in trouble—but it's a vital step to sending humans to the red planet
NASA recently asked the scientific community to help come up with innovative ideas for ways to carry out its Mars Sample ...
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The Mars Sample Return Mission Has Shaky Future, NASA Calls For Backup
A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from ...
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NASA Mars Sample Return mission to take longer than anticipated
A NASA statement on April 15 said that because of budgetary challenges the Mars Sample Return mission will have to be made ...
NASA selects 9 companies to work on low-cost Mars projects
NASA is expanding its plans for Mars, looking at not only a mission to bring back a sample but also smaller, lower-cost ...
NASA chooses 9 companies for Mars Exploration Program concept studies
Officials with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will pay nine companies between $200,000 and $300,000 each ...
NASA orders studies from private space companies on Mars mission support roles
Mars exploration has been always been the exclusive purview of national space agencies, but NASA is trying to change that, ...
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future
A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from ...
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The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup
(THE CONVERSATION) A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample ...