NASA, Mars Sample Return
NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission
NASA has selected ten studies aimed at finding more affordable and quicker means of retrieving samples collected from the Martian surface and returning them to Earth.
NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial
Mars Sample Return is the highest priority for NASA's planetary science division. The Perseverance rover currently on Mars is gathering several dozen specimens of rock powder, soil, and Martian air in cigar-shaped titanium tubes for eventual return to Earth.
NASA puts $10M down on Mars sample return proposals from Blue Origin, SpaceX and others
It turns out the space industry has a lot of ideas on how to improve NASA’s $11 billion, 15-year plan to collect and return samples from Mars. Seven of these proposals have caught the agency’s attention.
NASA seeks faster, more affordable Mars sample return mission
NASA officials want a new Mars sample return mission plan that is faster, costs less and isn't as complex than one scrapped in April.
NASA Exploring Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods
NASA is moving forward with ten studies to examine more affordable and faster methods of bringing samples from Mars' surface back to Earth as part of the agency's Mars Sample Return Program. As part of this effort,
NASA awards over $10mn to 7 firms for Mars sample return mission
NASA announced a grant of about $1.5 million each to seven companies for studies exploring more affordable and faster methods for the Mars sample return mission.
NASA allocates $10 million to Mars sample return proposals
Lockheed Martin's proposal is titled "Rapid Mission Design Studies for Mars Sample Return," while SpaceX's is "Enabling Mars Sample Return With Starship." Other proposals include Aerojet Rocketdyne's "A High-Performance Liquid Mars Ascent Vehicle,
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SpaceX, Blue Origin Amongst Companies Selected to Study How to Return Rocks From Mars
NASA has announced plans to award contracts to ten different companies to study how to transport rock samples from Mars back ...
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How NASA Is Prepping Mars Astronauts to Cope With Isolation and Other Extremes
Mars is between 33 and 249 million miles away from Earth, depending on the time of year you make the journey. That comes out ...
NASA Mars Rover Picks Up Pet Rock Named ‘Dwayne’
NASA's Perseverance rover has a new Mars buddy after a rock got caught inside one of its wheels. The hitchhiker seems to be ...
Mars Is About To Get Bombarded By Solar Flares - Here's Why Scientists Are Excited
The sun will continue to become more active as it moves through its 11-year cycle, ramping up to its highest point of ...
Here's What Mars in Taurus Means for You, Based on Your Zodiac Sign
We will collectively feel more determined, stubborn and focused on longevity and long-lasting results,' PEOPLE's resident ...
Will Humans Get To Mars Soon? Here's What Ex-NASA Astronaut Has To Say
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the most famous evangelist of the idea of living on Mars, has made predictions that he will get humans ...
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The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration
The pit crater possibly opens into a larger cave that could provide a sheltered environment for both astronauts and ...