NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...
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NASA Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary science community

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...
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Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project

"There are incredibly tantalizing samples in the Perseverance rover's cache that could revolutionize our understanding of ...
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NYTHA Says Split Sample Program Has Started

In a release sent to members, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association said a split sample program for horsemen racing at New York Racing Association tracks started with opening day of the ...
Engadget

NASA plans to bring rock samples back from Mars with the help of two space helicopters

NASA has altered the Mars Sample Return Program meant to bring back the rock samples the Perseverance rover has been drilling and collecting from the Jezero crater in a big way. Instead of sending the ...
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Rethink the Mars Program

NASA is delaying plans to move the Mars Sample Return program to its next phase of development after an independent review found serious issues with its technical readiness, cost and schedule. Credit: ...
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NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth

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