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Missions to Mars have made many exciting discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the planet, but the next step is to bring samples to Earth for detailed analysis in sophisticated laboratories.

It took just six weeks for the team to decide where to place the sample tubes, and now the tenth and final tube has been deposited.

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NASA has awarded a $194 million contract to Lockheed Martin Space to design and build a Mars Ascent Vehicle to bring samples back to Earth.

/PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to

/PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight...

The Mars Sample Return mission is a joint project of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), which is building a small fetch rover to gather the collected samples.

Smart manufacturing takeaways from NASA’s latest trip to Mars March 31, 2021 Contributing Editor Karen Haywood Queen catches up with NASA’s Adam Steltzner Steltzner is chief engineer, NASA/ESA Mars Sample Return Campaign, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He spoke at WESTEC 2013 about the engineering challenges involved in landing spacecraft on Mars. NASA landed another rover on Mars in February, thanks in part to the work and leadership of Adam Steltzner. Smart Manufacturing interviewe...