"To decide not to return them, or to put it off to an indefinite future time with human missions would be to take a major ...

A historic mission to bring Mars rocks to Earth may be cancelled under Trump’s 2026 budget proposal. Scientists call it a ...

The Donald Trump administration's budget proposal has sparked concerns at NASA as it could lead to cancellation of several major missions. One of these missions is the Mars Sample Return which has ...

On April 25, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget announced a plan that would slash NASA’s science program ...

After billions of dollars in spending and decades of planning, NASA may be forced to abandon precious samples of air, rock ...

NASA is considering launching missions to Mars as early as next year in an effort to expedite its plan to land astronauts on ...

The budget threatens to kill Lunar Gateway and the Mars Sample Return mission, along with phasing out the gigantic SLS rocket ...

NASA's overall budget, including science programs, faces cuts, with the Mars Sample Return mission slated for termination.

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