Sample Return Segment Of DS-4 Mission Eliminated

The sample return portion of the Deep Space-4 comet-lander mission will not be flown due to the higher level of cost required to ensure a strong probability of mission success, according to project officials at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The proposed Deep Space-4 (DS-4)/ Champollion...

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