This cooperative program between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) is known as Mars Sample Return (MSR) and has been generations in the making. It’s the culmination of decades of planning ...

A casualty stemming from this projected budget bombshell is the Mars Sample Return (MSR) venture. In fact, MSR is tagged in the White House's proposed 2026 budget as "grossly over budget and whose ...

The plan would significantly overhaul flagship programs ... It would also cancel the Mars Sample Return mission, a joint project with the European Space Agency to bring back rock samples collected by ...

The proposed budget would also axe NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission, suggesting that the plan to return rocky samples from Mars by way of a fleet of robots can be carried out by a human mission ...

With recent cuts to Mars Sample Return, China will lead the charge to Mars and to the moon. Credit: NASA In the Senate hearing considering the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator ...

As proposed, the budget jeopardizes expensive projects such as the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion capsule, Lunar Gateway space station, and Mars Sample Return mission. It could slow down ...

[Photo/China National Space Administration] China has begun soliciting cooperation proposals for its ambitious Mars sample-return mission, Tianwen 3, the China National Space Administration said ...

As such, Tice looks forward to NASA's planned Mars Sample Return mission to conduct further research on the volcanic rock. "We’ve carefully selected these rocks because they contain clues to ...

NASA will update the public on the Mars Sample Return mission during a press conference on January 7, 2025. The agency aims to reduce costs, risks, and mission complexity, following significant ...

China on Thursday extended an invitation for international cooperation on its upcoming Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission, offering global partners a chance to join its ambitious effort to ...

NASA will update the public on the Mars Sample Return mission during a press conference on January 7, 2025. The agency aims to reduce costs, risks, and mission complexity, following significant ...

Festive Fall favorite M&M’S® Milk Chocolate Pumpkin Pie will also return for a second year. Many see Halloween as a time to socialize with friends, family and the community. The “Mars Tricks ...