Gadget In Extremis: Nasa's 'Capture and Containment' system for Mars samples
What is this? It's Nasa's 'Capture, Containment, and Return System' for its planned, super-complicated Mars Sample Return mission.
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What is this? It's Nasa's 'Capture, Containment, and Return System' for its planned, super-complicated Mars Sample Return mission.
NASA has contracted Northrop Grumman to provide solid propulsion systems and controls for its Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV).
The Perseverance rover has collected the 12th rock sample from Mars that will be sent to Earth by future mission. The samples are likely to arrive on Earth in 2033.
A team of helicopters and robots will arrive on Mars to send the first samples of soil and rocks to Earth in 2033.
Samples from the Red Planet are expected back on Earth sometime in 2033.