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The officials criticized the cuts and urged NASA leadership to reconsider the move.

Chinese scientists have constructed a numerical model to simulate the Martian atmosphere and thus assist the country's plans to return rock samples from the Red Planet.

NASA has taken the unusual step of cutting its own budget for the Mars Sample Return mission. What's going on?

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NASA is looking for alternatives for its Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission due to the project's exorbitant cost throughout its lifecycle.

NASA's current plan for getting Mars samples collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth may cost too much to keep on schedule.

The space agency formed a response team following the release of a scathing report in late September.

NASA is considering alternative ways to bring back samples from Mars after its budget and schedule for the sample return mission was deemed unrealistic in a recent report by an independent review board.

How do you launch a rocket from Mars? NASA's jaw-dropping plan involves pitching it in the air and igniting it aloft.

NASA's complex plan to return rocky samples from the Red Planet has faced scrutiny for increasing cost and delays.