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US just killed NASA's Mars sample return mission – so what happens now?

Congressional supporters of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission have buckled to pressure from the Trump administration to ...

ESA-NASA Mars Sample Return mission called off

The European Space Agency (ESA) officials shared about this development during the annual media briefing held in Paris on ...

Soil samples from the Red Planet: "Mars Sample Return" at NASA facing the end

In a complicated maneuver, NASA and ESA wanted to bring soil samples from Mars to Earth. But that won't happen, the USA is ...
PRIMETIMER

Mars samples at stake as experts warn U.S. delays may benefit China

U.S. plans to return Mars samples face delays as China advances its own mission. Scientists and policymakers debate costs, timelines, and the role of sample return in future Mars exploration ...
NewsBytes

ESA-NASA's Mars Sample Return mission scrapped after budget cuts

The first-of-its-kind Mars Return Sample mission, a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, has been officially cancelled due to budgetary constraints.
Yahoo

Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA is now reviewing and revising its multi-billion-dollar Mars sample-return mission series.

NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all

On Monday, Congress made good on those promises, releasing a $24.4 billion budget plan for NASA as part of the conferencing ...
SpaceNews

Perseverance continues science mission amid uncertainty about Mars Sample Return

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about when or if those ...
Donga Science

Budget Deal Effectively Halts NASA's Ambitious Mars Sample Return Mission

NASA's Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, designed to bring drilled rock samples from the Martian surface back to Earth to ...
Futurism

As NASA’s Mars Sample Return Stumbles, China Is Looking to Beat Them to the Punch

The space race continues as China moves up the date for its historic Mars sample return mission while the US slashes its own trip to collect rocks from the Red Planet. As SpaceNews reports, the chief ...
SpaceNews

NASA Releases Independent Review’s Mars Sample Return Report

An Independent Review Board (IRB) looked at NASA’s current plans and goals of the first mission to return samples from Mars, and NASA is establishing a team to respond. In addition to bringing home ...