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NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...
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Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project

Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could ...
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With NASA’s plan faltering, China knows it can be first with Mars sample return

China plans to launch two heavy-lift Long March 5 rockets with elements of the Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission in 2028, the mission’s chief designer said Thursday. In a presentation at a Chinese ...
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Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority, experts say

"The Chinese may well beat the U.S. with a grab sample." ...
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NASA left 33 samples on Mars and has no plan to bring them back

In a stunning reversal for planetary science, NASA’s high-profile Mars mission to bring rock samples back to Earth has been ...
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NASA Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary science community

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program faces opposition from planetary scientists following proposed cancellation, with concerns raised over Perseverance samples, future Mars missions, and international ...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sample Tubes

Marvels of engineering, the rover’s sample tubes must be tough enough to safely bring Red Planet samples on the long journey back to Earth in immaculate condition. The tubes carried in the belly of ...