NASA’s 2020 Mars mission could return soil samples to Earth


By Andy Drudge, The Space Reporter
Wednesday, December 05, 2012

NASA’s 2020 Mars mission could return soil samples to Earth

NASA is headed back to Mars and this time it could send a small package back to Earth. The U.S. space agency announced late Tuesday that it will return to Mars in 2020, the latest mission aimed at preparing NASA for a manned mission later this century. Speaking Tuesday, NASA's top brass said the latest mission to Mars represents the latest step in the space agency's quest of eventually sending men to Mars... To continue reading, subscribe to The Space Reporter today.

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