ESA open to Mars sample return, but maybe not sample-caching

HYDERABAD, India - European Space Agency (ESA) engineers are open to collaboration with NASA and other agencies on a Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, but they're not so sure about rigging the planned ExoMars rover with a sample cache for return to Earth later. "The idea is an excellent one," said...

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