This has led to some anxiety among space scientists, who view the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission as a cornerstone of plans to explore the solar system. But when you consider what's at stake ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet's ancient history.

Lockheed Martin has been part of all NASA Mars missions to date and it has been part of every single sample return mission to ...

Such a decision could lead to the closure of Goddard Space Flight Center, the cancellation of highly anticipated missions like Mars Sample Return (MSR), and perhaps even interference with active ...

are in 30 cigar-sized tubes awaiting pickup by NASA's complex Mars Sample Return mission. The ambitious effort is undergoing an overhaul after it ran into cost and schedule overruns. Former NASA ...

which means there was enough time for life-forming chemistry to happen in these crater-lake environments on Mars,” said study coauthor Daniel Glavin, senior scientist for sample return at NASA ...

Thus “sealing the deal absolutely requires return of such samples to Earth,” Eiler adds. Luckily, NASA and the European Space Agency are currently working on a Mars Sample Return project ...