April 2020
Developing a commercial market for small sample return
...such as NASA but to universities and research institutions all over the world. And, as samples return more frequently and the cost of returned samples lowers, a commercial market for space materials could develop among companies wanting to help build...
23 November 2020
China's lunar sample return mission to launch tonight
... challenging endeavours the space-faring nation has so far embarked on. If successful, Chang'e 5 will be the first lunar sample-return mission in more than four decades – the last undertaking was achieved by the former Soviet Union's unmanned...
12 November 2020
ESA and NASA to partner on Mars sample return mission
... campaign and commended the agencies’ work to date. “The independent review has given strong support to Mars Sample Return, which is great news for the campaign,” says ESA’s Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, David Parker...
04 August 2016
Experts to Discuss Mars Sample Return at IAC 2016
... but for potential Mars missions as well. The International Astronautical Congress-2016 plenary on the Mars Sample Return mission will be moderated by Ms. Cheryl Reed, Program Manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL...
21 October 2020
OSIRIS-REx successfully touches asteroid Bennu
...Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft, is an international sample-return mission led by NASA and joined by science ..., OSIRIS-REx project manager at Goddard. The sample will be stored in the Sample Return Capsule (SRC) by the robotic arm and preparations...
25 November 2020
Chang'e 5 is on its way to the Moon
... 2,200 seconds, the probe was successfully sent into the scheduled trajectory, starting China’s first return journey from sampling of extraterrestrial objects. After the Long March 5 carrier rocket was launched into space, it carried out...
