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NASA Ames/STC/SGT/SETI group is working on a Red Dragon Mars sample return mission, working in parallel with the 2020 Rover mission.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is working on flight profile, avionics issues etc.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is working on flight profile, avionics issues etc.
Mars Sample Return Using Commercial Capabilities: Mission Architecture Overview
2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference; 1-8 Mar. 2014
Mars Sample Return (MSR) is the highest priority science mission for the next decade as recommended by the recent Decadal Survey of Planetary Science. This presentation provides an overview of a feasibility study for a MSR mission in which emerging commercial capabilities are used alongside other sources of mission elements. Goal is to reduce the number of mission systems and launches required to return the samples, with the goal of reducing mission cost.. Major elements required for the MSR mission are described. We report the feasibility of a complete and closed MSR mission design.
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2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference; 1-8 Mar. 2014
Mars Sample Return (MSR) is the highest priority science mission for the next decade as recommended by the recent Decadal Survey of Planetary Science. This presentation provides an overview of a feasibility study for a MSR mission in which emerging commercial capabilities are used alongside other sources of mission elements. Goal is to reduce the number of mission systems and launches required to return the samples, with the goal of reducing mission cost.. Major elements required for the MSR mission are described. We report the feasibility of a complete and closed MSR mission design.
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