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Scientific American · 19h

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

Space on MSN · 2d

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.

Ars Technica · 1d

NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working under the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump nominated entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman as the agency's 15th administrator last month.

20hon MSN

Samples from Mars' surface could unravel planet's history, researchers argue

Geologically, Mars is very reminiscent of the moon. But it also looks a lot like the Earth. It all depends on who you ask.

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NASA’s plans to get Mars rocks delivered to the Utah desert are changing

Bringing Martian rock and soil samples to Earth is among the top priorities of planetary scientists. By studying fresh rocks ...

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