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Independent Review’s Mars Sample Return Report Released

NASA To Establish a Team to Respond

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Tom Patton
Sep 26, 2023
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An Independent review board (IRB) has released a report after looking at NASA’s current plans and goals of the first mission to return samples from Mars, and NASA is establishing a team to respond.

“Mars Sample Return is a very complex program and campaign with multiple parallel developments, interfaces, and complexities.”

Orlando Figueroa, IRB Chair

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