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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.
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, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, with a precious payload. The spacecraft bro