Tag: mars

NASA Seeks Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods

June 10, 2024

A simulated view of Mars as it would be seen from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. Photo: NASA By Christina Phillips NASA said it is moving forward with 10 studies to examine more affordable and faster methods of bringing samples from Mars’ surface back to Earth as part of the agency’s Mars Sample Return Program. … More NASA Seeks Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods

NASA Unites with the European Space Agency to Land Europe’s Rover on Mars

May 20, 2024

NASA’s Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate Nicky Fox and ESA’s Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander sign an agreement on the Rosalind Franklin mission at ESA’s headquarters in Paris, France, on May 16. (Photo Credits: ESA/Damien Dos Santos) By Christina Phillips NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) announced they have signed … More NASA Unites with the European Space Agency to Land Europe’s Rover on Mars