The results will be worth the effort and the cost, not just in understanding the world around us in general but also in determining if there has ever been life on Mars. Dr. Bruce Jakosky has been ...

A casualty stemming from this projected budget bombshell is the Mars Sample Return (MSR) venture. In fact, MSR is tagged in the White House's proposed 2026 budget as "grossly over budget and whose ...

The plan would significantly overhaul flagship programs ... It would also cancel the Mars Sample Return mission, a joint ...

This cooperative program between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) is known as Mars Sample Return (MSR) and has been generations in the making. It’s the culmination of decades of planning ...

See how the Sample Transfer Arm for the Mars Sample Return mission will work in this animation. Credit: ESA/NASA ...

As such, Tice looks forward to NASA's planned Mars Sample Return mission to conduct further research on the volcanic rock. "We’ve carefully selected these rocks because they contain clues to ...

With recent cuts to Mars Sample Return, China will lead the charge to Mars and to the moon. Credit: NASA In the Senate hearing considering the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator ...

[Photo/China National Space Administration] China has begun soliciting cooperation proposals for its ambitious Mars sample-return mission, Tianwen 3, the China National Space Administration said ...

New report highlights Lunar exploration and Mars sample return missions as key drivers of expansion. Paris, FR – April 23, 2025 – Novaspace announces the release of its latest market ...

China on Thursday extended an invitation for international cooperation on its upcoming Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission, offering global partners a chance to join its ambitious effort to ...