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China wants to steal NASA’s thunder by launching a Mars sample return mission that brings back Martian soil and rocks roughly two years before the … The post China wants to complete a Mars sample return mission before NASA appeared first on BGR.

China says that it wants to complete its own version of NASA's Mars Sample Return mission two years before the U.S.-based agency.

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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.

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The Mars Sample Return mission aims to retrieve samples of Martian rock and soil to look for signs of life – but a rethink is needed to ensure Earth’s biosecurity, says Paul Marks

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

Following a report in September, NASA is now looking for alternative ways to pull off the Mars Sample Return mission.