A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth.
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What Next For NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission – Will We Get Them Before 2040?
“Pursuing two potential paths forward will ensure that NASA is able to bring these samples back from Mars with significant ... on which path to take won’t come until the second half of 2026 ...
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NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth
NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return ... for when the samples could be brought back. Through its Mars Sample Return Program, NASA has for ...
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NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026
NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...
NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen’
NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a sample from Mars that has textures “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” Known ...
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A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
And while Mars rocks do occasionally come to Earth as meteorites ... forward will ensure that NASA is able to bring these samples back from Mars with significant cost and schedule saving ...