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NASA requests proposals to reduce cost, timeline of Mars Sample Return mission

NASA is going back to square one when it comes to many aspects of its Mars Sample Return mission in response to independent reviews...

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JPL to lay off 8% of workforce

Updated 7:15 p.m. Eastern with comment from Rep. Chu. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Feb. 6 it will lay off 530...

Congressional letter asks White House to reverse MSR spending cuts

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 40 members of Congress from California have asked the White House to reverse cuts NASA has imposed on the...

Ingenuity lessons being incorporated into Mars Sample Return

WASHINGTON — As a Mars helicopter continues to operate far past expectations, lessons from that vehicle are being incorporated into NASA’s evolving Mars Sample...

The 2023 SpaceNews Icon Awards: Winners

SpaceNews established the awards in 2017 to recognize and celebrate the people, programs and institutions shaping a rapidly evolving global space economy. Chosen by...

Members of Congress seek increase in Mars Sample Return funding

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are asking NASA not to slow down work on the Mars Sample Return (MSR) program now while also lobbying...

House bill would fully fund Mars Sample Return, block cooperation on ExoMars

WASHINGTON — House appropriators would fully fund NASA’s Mars Sample Return program despite its ongoing problems but halt the agency’s plans to cooperate with...

NASA begins to chart path forward on its Mars Sample Return architecture following independent review

The next decade will be a critical time for the exploration of Mars with the multi-agency Mars Sample Return (MSR) being the marquee mission....

NASA starts reassessment of Mars Sample Return architecture

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA has started work to revise its approach to returning samples from Mars after an independent review concluded the current Mars...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission slammed by independent review panel – Physics World

The future of NASA’s next flagship mission to Mars has been put in doubt following...

NASA launches Psyche mission to metal world

WASHINGTON — A NASA spacecraft is finally on its way to a metallic main belt asteroid after a successful Falcon Heavy launch Oct. 13....

House and Senate appropriators cut NASA’s budget

WASHINGTON — House and Senate appropriators have drafted bills that would give NASA slightly less money in 2024 than it received in 2023, rather...

China may include helicopter in Mars sample return mission

HELSINKI — China is sharpening the details of its Tianwen-3 mission to collect samples from Mars and deliver them to Earth. New mission details...

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