Mars Sample Return mission in jeopardy, Lockheed Martin thinks it can still be done

When it landed on Mars in 2021, the Perseverance rover set out to collect roughly 30 samples of soil from the red planet. The ...
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China Will Bring Back Samples of Mars Before the U.S., Tianwen 3 Mission Goes Up in 2028

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced the Tianwen 3, a daring Mars sample return mission to launch in 2028 ...
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Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad

If all goes according to plan, MMX will arrive in orbit around Mars in 2027 to begin mapping and analyzing Phobos and Deimos ...
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission in Jeopardy as U.S. Considers Abandoning Retrieval

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Right now one of the most advanced planetary explorers ever built is scouring the surface of Mars. Supported by a team of hundreds ...
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Could Rocket Lab pick up Mars samples from NASA's rover? Watch animation how

See Rocket Lab's "proposed mission architecture" for a Mars sample return mission in this animation. Credit: Rocket Lab ...
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NASA and SpaceX eye critical 2026 Moon-Mars milestones

NASA and SpaceX are advancing parallel Moon and Mars programs in 2026, with Artemis II feeding into lunar landing preparations and Starship testing aimed at future Mars flights. NASA is also nearing a ...
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China plans Mars sample return mission by 2031

China's ambitious Tianwen-3 mission aims to return at least 500 grams of Martian material to Earth by 2031, challenging ...
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Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations

As stated in Chapter 8, the proper design and implementation of planetary protection measures will ultimately be critical to the overall success of martian sample-return missions. Mission success can ...