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NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is in trouble—but it's a vital step to sending humans to the red planet
Despite the importance of the mission, NASA still needs to cut the Mars sample return budget from US$11 billion to US$8 billion in order to fulfill it. While a revised plan aims to streamline the ...
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NASA pauses Mars Sample Return mission due to ongoing budget issues
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s iconic mission to bring back samples of Martian soil and rocks has gone awry.
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China wants to complete a Mars sample return mission before NASA
China wants to steal NASA’s thunder by launching a Mars sample return mission that brings back Martian soil and rocks roughly two years before the U.S.-based space agency can. Currently ...
China's Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Targets 2031 Ahead of NASA, ESA
China's plans place it years ahead of NASA and ESA, whose joint Mars Sample Return mission was recently delayed. Reportedly, the current timeline indicates that NASA's lander might launch by 2035, ...