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And NASA is calling on private companies for backup.

It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from $5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip to 2040.

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

NASA is aiming to make a determination about the path forward for Mars Sample Return by the end of March 2024.

An overview of the 2023 Independent Review Board report on the state and future of Mars Sample Return.

"It is better to not do it than to torch the whole science community."

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