NASA gets green light to bring Mars rock samples back to Earth

By: Tech Desk | New Delhi |

Updated: November 12, 2020 12:30:53 pm





The illustration shows a concept of how the NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is going to attempt a first of its kind feat as it has got the green light to bring a sample of Mars back to Earth for scientists to study. The announcement came on November 10 under the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission. These rocks from the red planet will be a big step towards space exploration. The historic feat will be carried out by NASA in an international partnership with ESA (European Space Agency).

“Following an examination of the agency’s ambitious Mars Sample Return plan, the…

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