NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

This is when we confirm the schedule.'" Editor's note: This story first appeared on Flying. The post NASA decision on Mars Sample Return slides to 2026 appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.

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 ...

on Tuesday said officials would not decide on a Mars Sample Return mission profile until mid-2026, at the earliest. The space agency will weigh two different options, or “landing architectures ...

The proposals present alternatives to the original Mars Sample Return program ... by the second half of 2026, Nelson announced during a news conference on Tuesday. The NASA Perseverance rover ...

"The decision over the course of time, with all the engineering that has to go into it, the final decision (on which option to pursue) is likely to come in 2026 ... a Mars sample return, which ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working under the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump ...

The goal of the Mars Sample Return Program, which is being planned ... He added that the decision regarding which option to use will come in 2026. The sky crane option is estimated to cost between ...

on Tuesday said officials would not decide on a Mars Sample Return mission profile until mid-2026, at the earliest. The space agency will weigh two different options, or “landing architectures ...

Back in July 2020, for example, the maximum total cost of the Mars sample return (MSR ... to make a decision until mid-2026. With that timeline, the European return orbiter could launch no ...

Related: NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission NASA recently ... for example — and doesn't expect to make a decision until mid-2026. With that timeline, the European return ...