NASA has released a cinematic animation showing some of the key moments from the upcoming Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission.
Mars Sample Return: Bringing Mars Rock Samples Back to Earth The complex uncrewed mission involves multiple spacecraft and is set to launch in 2033.
Perseverance made a spectacular landing on Mars in February 2021 and is NASA’s most advanced rover to date. The samples that it gathers will be returned to Earth in the MSR mission and then analyzed in advanced laboratories. “NASA and the European Space Agency are developing plans for one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space: bringing the first samples of Mars material safely back to Earth for detailed study,” NASA said in comments accompanying its animation.
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