In 1969, humanity made history when astronauts first walked on the Moon. But since then, progress in space exploration has ...

There appears to be a volcano near Jezero crater on Mars and the Perseverance rover might already have samples from it that ...

That vehicle will be loaded with the samples collected by Perseverance, and then it will lift off, rendezvousing with the ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter in orbit around Mars. Then, the orbiter will ...

Mars has received considerable attention in the past few decades, thanks to the many robotic missions exploring it to learn ...

Starboat would be a vehicle of similar type to the current SpaceX Starship but scaled down by about a factor of five in mass. It could do a direct return from the Mars surface to Earth using 120 tons ...

From launch vehicles to planetary missions ... three-launch solution that includes: a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, a Sample Return Lander, and an Earth Return Orbiter (ERO).

“The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date ... up samples on Mars and sending them back to Earth, including a Mars Ascent Vehicle that would transfer ...

Both options would likely return the samples to Earth between 2035 and ... surface instead of on the return vehicle, and using one of the spare arms on the Mars Perseverance rover to transfer ...

Through its Mars Sample Return Program ... The two alternatives would still use the European-developed vehicle for the journey back to Earth. Nelson said the changes to NASA's plan could allow ...