3 posts tagged ‘exploration of mars’

• California Legislators Slam ‘Rash’ NASA Cuts to Marquee Mars Mission

  Gizmodo, Nov 27, 2023

  Six California lawmakers wrote to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson last week to oppose the agency’s recent cuts to the Mars Sample Return mission, which aims to bring samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars to Earth. Read more...

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• NASA 'Pauses' Mars Sample Return to Get a Grip on the Mission

  Gizmodo, Nov 14, 2023

  NASA is pulling back from its Mars Sample Return program (MSR) in order to develop a revised way of bringing the Martian rocks back to Earth after its original plan was deemed unrealistic. Read more...

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• NASA's Mars Missions Hit Two-Week Snooze Button Because Sun

  Gizmodo, Nov 13, 2023

  For the next two weeks, NASA will not be sending commands to its fleet of Martian rovers, orbiters, and spacecraft until the Sun moves out of the way. Read more...

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