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NASA has cited federal budget concerns as the reason for pumping the brakes on its Mars Sample Return mission meant to bring pieces of the Red Planet back to…

Lawmakers are criticizing the space agency for risking jobs and potentially falling behind in a race with China to be the first country to successfully collect samples from Mars.

Many in California's Congressional delegation have asked NASA and Administrator Bill Nelson to rethink the space agency's budget cuts that they believe will cost jobs and scientific advances in a letter released on Wedne

NASA has officially paused the Mars Sample Return mission and will need to come up with new solutions to get it back on track.

Marotta Controls to Provide Valves for NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program ...

NASA is pulling back from its Mars Sample Return program (MSR) in order to develop a revised way of bringing the Martian rocks back to Earth after its original plan was deemed unrealistic.

The space agency has put its ambitious plans to return samples from Mars on hold as it sorts out its funding for next year.

China continues to take great strides as part of its goal to become a superpower in space and a direct competitor with NASA.

The soaring price-tag of a plan to fly rock samples back to Earth is jeopardising other space projects, say critics

Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 - After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, with a precious payload. The spacecraft bro