NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040. The year 2025 isn't even a week old and NASA is already ...

The proposals present alternatives to the original Mars Sample Return program. Designed by NASA and the European Space Agency, the initial plan was deemed unwieldy after an independent review board ...

NASA’s troubled Mars Sample Return program is stuck at a crossroads—and is likely to remain in limbo until at least 2026—agency officials said at a press briefing on Tuesday. To bring this ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working ...

NASA announced their new approach to their Mars Sample Return Program on Tuesday. The agency will develop two landing architectures in parallel, promoting competition and innovation while aiming ...

Now, yet another shoe is set to drop thanks to an additional review by an independent committee looking into the MSR program ... status is that the Mars Sample Return Strategy Review team is ...

The proposals present alternatives to the original Mars Sample Return program. Designed by NASA and the European Space Agency, the initial plan was deemed unwieldy after an independent review ...

Today (Jan. 7), NASA's top brass will hold an audio-only press conference to update the public on its Mars sample return program. The media briefing will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST (1800 GMT), and you ...

NASA anticipates additional Mars Sample Return updates in the first quarter ... discussion at gatherings of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG). It serves as a community-based ...