By the end of this year, NASA may have a new plan in place for returning samples from Mars. The agency announced in October that it had convened an outside panel of experts to review a dozen studies from within and outside the agency on ways to reduce the cost of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) program and accelerate the return of samples. In December, the MSR Strategy Review Team will provide its recommendations to agency leadership for a decision.
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