planetary science decadal survey

Layoffs Loom at NASA After Termination of Over 100 Contractors Amid Mars Budget Constraints

Tue, 01/09/2024 - 12:45

NASA is scaling back on its ambitious Mars Sample Return (MSR) program, fearing federal budget cuts to the space agency’s plan to bring back rock and dust from the Red Planet, which has come under heavy scrutiny for having unrealistic costs and timelines.

NASA, Mars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, laurie leshin, mars sample return mission, planetary science decadal survey, discovery and exploration of the solar system

NASA's Plan to Return Samples From Mars Is Pure Science Fiction, Report Finds

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 13:52

Gizmodo : Environment

The findings from an independent review board suggest that NASA’s quest to return samples from Mars is riddled with challenges and seemingly impossible to accomplish under the current cost and schedule expectations.

NASA, Mars, Environment, mars sample return mission, human mission to mars, exploration of mars, Bill Nelson

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