
'SpaceX or Blue Origin?': China vs NASA in a billion-dollar battle for Mars samples
- by Business Today
- Jan 08, 2025
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NASA's Mars Sample Return mission
faces rising costs, prompting a pivot to SpaceX, Blue Origin, or others for cost-efficient solutions to bring Martian rocks to Earth.
China’s Race ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter
will intercept samples launched by NASA’s lightweight Mars Ascent Vehicle, ensuring a safe journey back to Earth.
Complex Mission
NASA emphasizes the scientific rigor of its mission, contrasting it with China's more straightforward approach, which lacks comparable scope.
Credit: NASA
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