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NASA aims to return samples from Mars to Earth in 2033

NASA has completed the review of the system requirements for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is nearing completion of the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the program team evaluated and refined the architecture to return the scientifically selected samples, which are currently in the process of being collected (30 samples total) by NASA’s Perseverance rover in the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater.

This material is of interest because it could contain evidence of microscopic organisms from the past that would reveal whether life ever existed on Mars. Scientists will have the opportunity to use some of the world’s most sophisticated instruments to study these precious samples.

The architecture of the campaign, which includes contributions from the European Space Agency (ESA), is expected to reduce the complexity of future missions and increase the probability of success. “The conceptual design phase is when every facet of a mission plan is put under a microscope,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. ” There are some significant and beneficial changes to the plan, which can be directly attributed to Perseverance’s recent successes at Jezero and the incredible performance of our Mars helicopter.”

Initially, the plan was to launch a search rover along with a sample recovery lander in the mid-2020s. Once released on the Martian surface, the search rover would have retrieved samples from where Perseverance has hidden them in the martian surface. Now, P erseverance will be the main transport vehicle to bring samples to the lander.

The Sample Retrieval Lander will carry two sample retrieval helicopters, similar in style to the Ingenuity helicopter currently on Mars, instead of a search rover. The helicopters will provide a secondary capability to retrieve samples stored on the surface of Mars.

With planned launch dates for Earth Return Orbiter and Sample Retrieval Lander in fall 2027 and summer 2028, respectively, the samples are expected to reach Earth in 2033.

“Working together on landmark initiatives like the Mars Sample Return not only provides invaluable data about our place in the universe, but brings us closer together here on Earth ,” Zurbuchen said.

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