NASA, CNES to explore use of Ariane 5 for Mars Sample Return

NASA and France's CNES have agreed to study joint activity for the planned 2005 Mars Sample Return mission, using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle and a French-built Mars orbiter. The agencies agreed to explore the idea at a meeting in Washington yesterday that also covered cooperation in telemedicine and...

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