MARS SAMPLE RETURN: PLANNING FOR RETURNED SAMPLE SCIENCECarrier, B. L.Kminek, G.Meyer, M. A.Beaty, D. W.Wadhwa, M.Thiessen, F.Hays, L. E.Meteoritics & Planetary Science
The ERO will then haul the samples to Earth, ejecting them via an Earth Entry System (EES) for a high-speed, no-parachute landing in the Utah desert in 2033, if all goes according to plan. That sample return capsule, also designed by Lockheed Martin, is made of a lightweight composite...
NASA originally intended to send one more rover to Mars to collect samples from Perseverance and transmit them to the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a rocket-equipped robotic lander. This rover will launch samples into Mars orbit, where a European mission will collect them. That plan has been dro...
"Independent review boards like the one we commissioned for Mars Sample Return help review whether we're on the right track to meet our mission goals within the appropriate budget," Sandra Connelly, deputy associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, said in asta...
rs Sample Return]]>MARS GLOBAL SURVEYORMARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSIONSMars Surveyor NASA/ESA Mars Global SurveyorNo Abstract AvailableMcCleese, Daniel JJet Propulsion Laboratory
The proposed missions align with a “joint statement of intent” signed by Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science, and David Parker, director of human and robotic exploration programs at ESA, in April. The two agreed to “develop a joint MSR [Mars Sample Return] plan and ...
“Mars Future supports the development of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission that is planning to enter formulation (Phase A) as early as the summer of FY 2020,” NASA officials wrote in adescription of the agency’s proposed 2021 allocation. ...
The Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission is an ambitious collaborative project between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at collecting rock and soil samples from Mars and bringing them back to Earth for detailed analysis. This groundbreaking endeavor involves multiple stages, including the...
NASA initially hoped to spend just $8 billion on the sample return mission and launch years sooner, but there were too many unknowns when the mission was conceived. The MSR called for multiple launches featuring orbiters, landers, rovers, rockets, and even helicopters. Before the latest changes...
NASA has shared an update on its beleagueredMars Sample Return mission, admitting that its previous plan was too ambitious and announcing that it will now be looking for new ideas to make the mission happen. The idea is to send a mission to collect samples from the surface of Mars and ret...