The agency is starting down two different paths toward the samples' return, but only one will bring the red rocks home.

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A Mars Sample Return Strategic Review team NASA formed in October 2024 assessed the studies and recommended the sampling program’s main architecture, including schedule and cost estimates.

NASA officials had an earlier plan to bring the Mars samples back to Earth, but the program slammed into a budgetary ...

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The Italian government is considering the purchase of satellite Internet services from SpaceX's Starlink constellation, and ...

To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity ...

The Mars Sample Return program has been way over budget and, according to NASA's administrator, has been "out of control." ...

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“Pursuing two potential paths forward will ensure that NASA is able to bring these samples back from Mars with significant ...

NASA will investigate two new approaches to bring its Mars samples to Earth through a mission proposal that is less expensive ...

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.