NASA To Reach Out To Keep Mars Sample Return Alive

Artist's concept of the Earth Return Orbiter over Mars.

Credit: NASA
In order to keep the prospect of a Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission alive in a reduced budget environment, NASA plans to seek proposals from industry that could make it possible to retrieve samples of Martian rocks and soil being gathered by the Perseverance rover for return to Earth in the 2030s...
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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