04 August 2016
Experts to Discuss Mars Sample Return at IAC 2016
The 67th International Astronautical Congress will hold a special session on Mars Sample Return Mars Sample Return has been on the minds of the international science community for many years. Though multiple scenarios of international ...
18 June 2018
ESA Council backs Lunar gateway venture
... transportation and infrastructure; negotiating agreement(s) covering potential European contributions to an international Mars Sample Return mission or other sample return missions; and examining scenarios and mission concepts for lunar exploration...
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
... in Japan. The lab coat (a class 1,000 gown) is specifically designed to reduce contamination from workers. Considering the Mars sample return missions planned for the future, it is imperative to start now to plan a facility able to receive and host...
