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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 ...
Roll Call

Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks

A complex project aimed at retrieving rock and dirt samples from Mars has long been a top priority for NASA, with proponents arguing the mission could answer the age-old question of whether life once ...
Scientific American

The Mars Sample Return Mission Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

NASA excels at bold projects. Consider the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is rewriting cosmology and revealing profound insights into stellar evolution, along with precious views of our own ...
Space.com

NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'

"The bottom line is that $11 billion is too expensive, and not returning samples until 2040 is unacceptably too long." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.