NASA describes ideas for bringing samples of Mars home more affordably

By&nbspCat Hofacker|January 7, 2025

Press briefing puts choices on the public record before Trump team’s arrival

AIAA SCITECH FORUM, ORLANDO, Fla. — With a new presidential administration poised to take charge of NASA, the agency today outlined options for reducing the cost of one of its flagship endeavors, the Mars Sample Return mission.

The estimated cost of MSR had swelled…