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NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is in trouble—but it's a vital step to sending humans to the red...
Phys.org· 1 week agoIn brief, the ambitious plan was to collect rock samples cached inside containers by NASA's Perseverance rover and deliver them to laboratories ...
NASA’s Plans for Next-Generation Mars Helicopters Are Up in the Air
Scientific American· 2 days agoHåvard Grip, a chief engineer at NASA, stood before the waiting crowd of aeromechanical engineers to...
The Space Review: NASA looks for an MSR lifeline
The Space Review· 2 weeks agoFor more than half a year, dark clouds have hovered over NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) program. Last September, an independent panel concluded that the...
Mars Sample Return Option Emerges In '2024 Humans To Mars Summit'
Aviation Week· 2 days agoHOUSTON—The technical and cost challenges of a NASA-led Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission could be addressed with a single launch using the Artemis program’s Space Launch System ...
Ingenuity, NASA's "little 'copter that could" (and did!)
CBS News· 5 days agoThe drone, named Ingenuity, was likened to a Wright Brothers' plane on Mars, making the first flight...
A practical approach to the Mars Sample Return mission
SpaceNews· 4 days agoNASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission has run aground, wrecked by a $10 billion price estimate, a...
This week on "Sunday Morning" (May 5)
CBS News· 1 week agoThe Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. WATCH THE FULL MAY 5 BROADCAST! In 2013 country...
NASA Space Laser Beams Home Data From 140 Million Miles Away
ExtremeTech· 1 week agoNASA's Psyche spacecraft won't arrive at its namesake asteroid until 2029, but it's keeping busy during the long voyage. The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) equipped Psyche with a brand-new ...