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This company could save NASA's doomed Martian Sample Return mission

Lockheed Martin is trying to position itself as a savior for many NASA missions currently facing the chopping block at the hands of the Trump administration. The administration has already detailed ...
ExtremeTech

Mars Sample Return Rocket Test Goes Off Without a Hitch

The new test proved the capability of a new propellant that will enhance the rocket's performance, making a sample return mission from Mars increasingly viable. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...
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NASA Prepares First Ever Rocket Launch Off Mars for Historic Return to Earth

NASA and China are locked in an unprecedented competition to achieve humanity's first rocket launch from another planet's surface, with Mars samples worth their weight in scientific gold hanging in ...
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Lockheed Martin builds on 50 years of spaceflight perfection for Mars Sample Return

Lockheed Martin has been part of all NASA Mars missions to date and it has been part of every single sample return mission to date. And, with the Mars Sample Return mission on the horizon, Lockheed ...
Tech Times

Curiosity Rover Detects More Than 20 Organic Molecules in 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Martian Rock

NASA’s Curiosity rover detected more than 20 complex organic molecules in 3.5-billion-year-old clay-bearing rock inside Gale ...
Aviation Week

NASA Updates Mars Sample Return Mission Status

An artist’s concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples collected from Mars’ surface by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech In an update on ...