NASA Mars Sample Return Faces Uncertainty Despite Science Priority

Mars Sample Return mission concept

During the Mars Sample Return mission, multiple robots would team up to ferry to Earth samples of rocks and soil being collected from the Martian surface by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is working with a response team to address recent concerns raised by an independent review board (IRB) about cost and technical challenges associated with a Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission. Among the concerns is that the expense of the mission could...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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