Spacex mars mission articles
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The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future
A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this decade to 2040. The mission would be the first to try to return rock samples from Mars to Earth so scientists can analyze them for signs of past life.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said during a press conference on April 15, 2024, that the mission as currently conceived is too...
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-tying 20th mission
SpaceX tied its rocket-reuse record on Saturday night (April 27). It w the 20th launch for this Falcon 9's first stage, according to a om...
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NASA orders studies from private space companies on Mars mission support roles
Mars exploration has always been the exclusive purview of national space agencies, but NASA is trying to change that, awarding a dozen research tasks to private companies as a prelude to commercial support for future missions to the Red Planet. It’s the second time in a month that the agency has shown its desire for […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.