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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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...