NASA faces delays in martian rock return mission
The Perseverance rover has collected Martian rock samples in two distinct ways, which NASA believes might contain evidence of extraterrestrial life. This mission has been underway since 2021, with rocks and sediments gathered from the ancient lakebed on Mars.
NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.
NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026
NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the MSR strategy is in the works, saying that NASA will seek innovative new ideas from its research centers, private industry and academia.
NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
China’s Mars mission leaves US for space dust with Nasa at least 4 years behind
Samples collected by Perseverance rover not expected until at least 2035, four years behind Tianwen-3’s ‘grab-and-go’ timetable.
Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?
NASA wants to return Mars samples to Earth, but budget problems and technical woes have the mission caught between a rock and the Red Planet.
NASA Updates Mars Sample Return Mission, Plans to Lower Costs
NASA to unveil new Mars Sample Return mission strategies Perseverance rover’s Mars samples key to Mars exploration Timeline pushed back to 2040 due to rising costs
NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program Faces Stark Choices
NASA sees two paths for saving its beleaguered plan to retrieve materials from the Red Planet but won’t choose between them until 2026
Nasa reveals new plan to bring soil samples from Mars back to Earth
Nasa has unveiled a revised plan to bring samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth. The space agency has announced it would be pursuing two potential options, both costing around $7billion, to retrieve rock and soil samples currently being collected by the Perseverance rover - dramatically reducing the mission's cost from $11bn and
Perseverance's 2024 journey: From SHERLOC's revival to ancient rocks
Perseverance's past year operating on the surface of Mars was filled with some of the mission's highest highs, but also some ...
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Perseverance rover will uncover mysterious Martian history after a monthslong challenging trek
“Perseverance is ‘go’ for everything the ... moving up and down hills over the next six months in this region, the mission team shared Thursday at the American Geophysical Union’s annual ...
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Mars rover Perseverance reaches top of Jezero Crater ahead of next phase of exploration
Stitched together from 44 frames, the mosaic includes not only the rover's Feb. 18, 2021 landing site, but many other landmark locations that have come to define the Perseverance mission. Ahead of ...