Nasa/JPL-Caltech April 30, 2024 Nasa’s planned mission to retrieve rocks from Mars is in trouble – but it’s a vital step to sending humans to the red planet Yang Gao, King's College London New ideas will be key to making the mission happen after a report criticised its timescale and cost.
The equipment planned to help bring samples back from Mars. NASA/JPL April 30, 2024 The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup Chris Impey, University of Arizona It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.
Perseverance rover taking a selfie on Mars. Nasa April 22, 2024 Nasa to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars – here’s why it must and will go ahead John Bridges, University of Leicester There’s anxiety among space scientists following Nasa’s decision to rethink sample return mission from Mars.