NASA selects Lockheed to build rocket for Mars Sample Return
The Mars Ascent Vehicle will be transported to Mars on a NASA-led Sample Retrieval Lander, which will also carry an ESA-developed rover.
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The Mars Ascent Vehicle will be transported to Mars on a NASA-led Sample Retrieval Lander, which will also carry an ESA-developed rover.
NASA is on a mission to collect samples from Mars and retrieve them to Earth by launching a rocket from the planet.
The Mars Ascent Vehicle needs to be compact while possessing the ability to coordinate with different spacecraft millions of miles away from Earth.
For the first time ever, NASA will launch a spacecraft from another planet's surface, specifically our red neighbor Mars.
/PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight...