NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...
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NASA Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary science community

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...
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Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project

Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could ...

NASA studies options to rein in cost of Mars Sample Return mission

After an independent review concluded NASA's plans to robotically collect and return rock and soil samples from Mars could ...
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NASA’s Answer to Mars Sample Return Problem: Develop Two Plans

The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them back to Earth. Reading time 3 minutes NASA’s Perseverance rover has been ...