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China pulled its Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission forward to 2028

China’s space agency has locked in a 2028 launch date for Tianwen-3, its first Mars sample-return mission, with plans to ...
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Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?

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One Mars spacecraft, two senators, and a cloud of questions

What is not controversial is that NASA needs a new spacecraft capable of relaying communications from Mars to Earth. NASA’s best communications relay today is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which ...
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NASA punts Mars Sample Return decision to the next administration

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photomontage shows tubes containing samples from Mars, as collected by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. The agency's Mars Sample ...
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NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
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Mars Sample Return Rocket Test Goes Off Without a Hitch

The new test proved the capability of a new propellant that will enhance the rocket's performance, making a sample return mission from Mars increasingly viable. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...
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As NASA’s Mars Sample Return Stumbles, China Is Looking to Beat Them to the Punch

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Missing link still needed to save Mars Sample Return

There is a perception that NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission is being delayed by indecision, but the real delay has been multiple decades of seeking a heritage propulsion solution instead of a ...
Forbes

With Mars Sample Return Delay, ESA’s Rover Launch Has Fresh Urgency

The years-long delay of the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission leaves astrobiologists —- indeed most of humanity —- longing for some sort of next level closure on whether Mars ever had ...
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NASA’s Curiosity rover found 21 carbon-based molecules in one Mars rock, seven of them brand new

NASA’s Curiosity rover pulled 21 carbon-containing molecules from a single Martian rock, and seven of those molecules had ...
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NASA punts Mars Sample Return decision to the next administration

NASA has two options for bringing rock and sediment samples from Mars to Earth, but will let the incoming Trump administration decide which course to take. An independent review board found that the ...