NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
NASA announced Tuesday that it’s exploring two landing options to move forward with its mission to retrieve environmental samples from Mars at a lower cost.
The goal of the Mars Sample Return Program, which is being planned jointly with the European Space Agency (ESA), is to retrieve samples of rock, gas and loose surface material that were collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover and deliver them back to Earth.
Last year, the agency said it was revising plans for the mission due to the estimated cost and long wait time for the samples’ return journey to Earth.
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