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Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project

Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could ...
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Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks

A complex project aimed at retrieving rock and dirt samples from Mars has long been a top priority for NASA, with proponents arguing the mission could answer the age-old question of whether life once ...
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Four mice, other space science samples from China Space Station successfully return, to be delivered to scientists

The ninth batch of space science experiment samples including four mice used in life-science tests returned by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft from the China Space Station on Friday have been delivered to ...
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NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday. Retrieving Mars soil and rocks has ...