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First mission to return samples from another planet set to land on Earth in 2033

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NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth

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NASA moves Mars Sample Return program into next phase of development

ESA plans to award a contract to Airbus Defence and Space, partnered with Thales Alenia Space, to build the Earth Return Orbiter mission to bring back samples of Mars to Earth. Credit: Airbus ...
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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 a European Mars mission. House ...