From Earth to Mars in Two Years? NASA’s Nuclear Solution
NASA is working on a groundbreaking nuclear electric propulsion system that could dramatically speed up trips to Mars. The ...
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NASA asked for cheaper ways to get Mars samples. It had one all along.
NASA will investigate two new approaches to bring its Mars samples to Earth through ... drones similar to the recently deceased Ingenuity helicopter would pick them up and fly them to a lander.
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Nuclear electric propulsion technology could make missions to Mars faster
The trip to Mars and back is not one for the faint ... journey in a relatively quick two years. One option NASA is exploring is nuclear electric propulsion, which employs a nuclear reactor to ...
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NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in
NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040. The year 2025 isn't even a week old and NASA is already ...
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NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Two new potential ...
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NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
NASA's mission is to return rock, soil and others samples to Earth for study. NASA announced Tuesday that it's exploring two landing options to move forward with its mission to retrieve ...
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NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen‘
“Pursuing two potential paths forward will ensure that NASA is able to bring these samples back from Mars with significant cost and schedule saving compared to the previous plan,” former NASA ...
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NASA’s Answer to Mars Sample Return Problem: Develop Two Plans
NASA's Perseverance rover collected samples from Mars and stored them in tubes. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Perseverance rover has been hard at work on Mars, collecting pieces of rock and ...
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NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS ... Ingenuity-like sample-retrieval helicopter, a possibility in earlier designs.) The rocket will then launch the samples into Mars orbit, where they'll meet up ...