NASA Selects Lockheed To Launch Mars Samples Back To Earth

Mark Carreau February 08, 2022
Artist's concept of Sample Retrieval Lander.
Credit: NASA
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small rocket capable of launching samples of Martian rock, soil and air gathered by the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover for return to Earth. The MAV is a crucial piece of the hardware...
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.

Subscription Required

 

NASA Selects Lockheed To Launch Mars Samples Back To Earth is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aerospace Daily & Defense Report through your company? Login with your existing email and password.

Not a member?  Learn how you can access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the aerospace and defense community.

LoginLearn How

Related Content

Former Raytheon Exec To Lead Voyager’s National Security Line
USAF Funds Canopy’s Sweat Gland System For Hypersonic Missiles
final vega launch
Europe Deploys Sentinel-2C Satellite In Final Vega Launch
NASA Prepares For Starliner’s Uncrewed Return To Earth
U.S. Space Force Needs More Money To Battle Adversaries, General Says