NASA open to significantly reduced return of Mars samples

NASA is willing to consider proposals for revamping its Mars Sample Return program that would return as few as 10 sample tubes. Read More

NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday. Read More

NASA’s pausing plan to Mars samples back to Earth — here’s why

Retrieving Mars soil and rocks has been on NASA’s to-do list for decades, but the date kept moving forward, as costs ballooned. A recent independent review ... the samples might arrive at ... Read More

NASA seeks new path for Mars Sample Return mission in face of budget cuts

What’s the trick? Get the samples back to an Earth-bound laboratory for deep analysis. Read More

NASA is making a big announcement about Mars TODAY - here's what we expect to hear about the Red Planet

NASA is preparing to make a big announcement today that could reveal the future of America's next mission to Mars. The Mars Return Sample (MRS) aims to bring Martian soil back to Earth, but the ... Read More

Too expensive, too slow: NASA asks for help with JPL’s Mars Sample Return mission

“I am disappointed that after eight long months of review on the Mars ... all partners to ensure mission success.” With a final 2024 budget for NASA in place, the space agency has directed JPL ... Read More

NASA seeking help to develop a lower-cost Mars Sample Return mission

Responding to an independent review of NASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return ... and try to stay within those limits that the decadal survey said that we should." After the teleconference concluded ... Read More

NASA asks: Can anyone help us get our Mars samples back?

Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech With its plan to return samples from Mars in ... a.k.a. life — might have potentially existed long ago. The region is thought to be a dried delta, where water once ... Read More

NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life

At the current price tag, Mars Sample Return would "cannibalize" other NASA missions, Nelson said. So the agency is calling all ... by May 17. Then the agency will choose a few of those ... Read More

NASA Seeks ‘Hail Mary’ for Its Mars Rocks Return Mission

NASA officials said on Monday that after they looked over the review, they agreed with that cost estimate, and that, given budget constraints, the current Mars ... due on May 17. Of those, NASA ... Read More

NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth

Reviews of the program have recommended that the Mars Sample return should not cost ... would cause NASA to cannibalize other science programs and missions, Nelson said. Those missions include ... Read More

NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth

Retrieving Mars soil and rocks has been on NASA’s to-do list for decades, but the date kept moving forward, as costs ballooned. A recent independent review ... the samples might arrive at ... Read More