NASA’s Mars Sample Return Effort Faces Significant Challenges: Review

Mark Carreau September 22, 2023

Perseverance deposits first sample on Martian surface.

Credit: NASA
A joint NASA-European Space Agency (ESA) effort to return samples of the Martian surface to Earth for analysis is exceptionally challenged by an unrealistic budget and schedule expectations, a review panel says.T he current Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission cost estimate of $5.9 billion with a 2027...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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