NASA’s Mars Sample Return Effort Faces Significant Challenges: Review
Perseverance deposits first sample on Martian surface.
Credit: NASA
A joint NASA-European Space Agency (ESA) effort to return samples of the Martian surface to Earth for analysis is exceptionally challenged by an unrealistic budget and schedule expectations, a review panel says.T he current Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission cost estimate of $5.9 billion with a 2027...
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