Tue, 11/14/2023 - 11:50 Gizmodo Environment NASA is pulling back from its Mars Sample Return program (MSR) in order to develop a revised way of bringing the Martian rocks back to Earth after its original plan was deemed unrealistic. Read more... Tags Mars, NASA, Environment, sandra connelly, exploration of mars, discovery and exploration of the solar system, perseverance, sample return mission, jeff gramling, mars sample return mission, lander, nasa esa mars sample return, spaceflight Source NASA 'Pauses' Mars Sample Return to Get a Grip on the Mission