After China, Japan's success, NASA plans to bring samples from Mars
Helicopter added to NASA's Mars 2020 rover The successful sample collection from asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft and moon surface sample by China's Chang'e 5 has set in motion other players to accelerate their missions. US space agency NASA on Thursday announced its approval to Mars Sample Return (MSR) multi-mission to bring the first pristine samples from the Red Planet to Earth, in collaboration with the European Space Agency. NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launched in July is set to land on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The car-sized rover will search for signs of ancient mic...