NASA orders 10 Mars Sample Return studies – most are commercial

A concept of 'artist of a Mars Ascent Vehicle in orbit around the red planet.'/> Enlarge / A artists concept of A March Ascent Vehicle in orbit THE red planet. NASA/JPL-Caltech </figure><p> NASA announcement Friday that he will price contracts has Seven businesses, including SpaceX And Blue Origin, has study how has transportation rock samples Since March more cheap back has Earth.</p> <p> THE space agency put out A call has industry In April has to propose ideas on how has back THE March rocks has Earth For less that $11 billion And Before 2040, THE cost And calendar For from NASA existing plan For March Sample Back (MSR). A NASA spokesperson said Ars THE agency received 48 answers has THE solicitation And selected Seven companies has to drive more detailed studies.</p> <p> Each business will receive up has $1.5 million For their 90 days studies. Five of THE companies selected by NASA are among THE the agency list of big entrepreneurs, And their inclusion In THE study contracts East No surprise. Two other winners are smaller businesses.</p> <p> March Sample Back East THE The highest priority For from NASA planetary science division. THE Perseverance vagabond Currently on March East gathering several dozen specimens of rock powder, ground, And Martian air In cigar shaped titanium tubes For possible back has Earth.</p> <p> Who is In?

Lockheed Martin, THE only business that has built A spatialship has with success to land on March, will perform "fast assignment design studies For March Sample Back," according to has NASA. Northrop Grumman Also won A contract For It is proposal: "High TRL (Technology Preparation Level) MY V (March Ascent Vehicle) Propulsion Professions And Concept Design For MSR Fast Assignment Design."

These two companies were the partners In development THE solid fuel March Ascent Vehicle For from NASA existing March Sample Back assignment. THE MY V East THE rocket that will propel THE capsule containing THE rock specimens Since THE surface of March back In space has to start THE months journey back has Earth. THE participation of Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman In from NASA March program, along with THE study scope suggested In at Northrop proposal, suggest they will to propose to apply existing abilities has solve THE program of March Sample Back.

Aerojet Rocketdyne, best known as A rocket propulsion supplier, will study A high performance liquid fuel March Ascent Vehicle using What he said are "very reliable And mature propulsion technologies, has improve program affordability And schedule."

SpaceX, A business with A long term vision For March, Also won NASA funding For A study contract. It is study proposal was title "Activation March Sample Back with Spatialship." SpaceX East Already design THE in private finance Spatialship rocket with March missions In spirit, And Elon Musk, THE the society founder, has predicted Spatialship will to land on March by THE END of THE decade.

Musk has commonly lack calendar predictions Before with Spatialship, And A landing on THE red planet Before THE END of THE 2020s always seems unlikely. However, THE giant rocket could enable delivery has March And THE possible back of dozens of tons of cargo. A successful test flight of Spatialship This week proven SpaceX East manufacturing progress towards This aim. Always, There is A long path has come on.

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos's space business, will Also receive funding For A study he calls "Benefit Artemis For March Sample Return."

SpaceX And Blue Origin each to have several billion dollars contracts with NASA has develop Spatialship And THE Blue Moon lander as evaluated by humans spatialship has ferry astronauts has And Since THE lunar surface as part of THE Artemis program.

Two other little businesses, Quantum Space And Whittinghill Aerospace, will Also to drive...

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NASA orders 10 Mars Sample Return studies – most are commercial
A concept of 'artist of a Mars Ascent Vehicle in orbit around the red planet.'/> Enlarge / A artists concept of A March Ascent Vehicle in orbit THE red planet. NASA/JPL-Caltech </figure><p> NASA announcement Friday that he will price contracts has Seven businesses, including SpaceX And Blue Origin, has study how has transportation rock samples Since March more cheap back has Earth.</p> <p> THE space agency put out A call has industry In April has to propose ideas on how has back THE March rocks has Earth For less that $11 billion And Before 2040, THE cost And calendar For from NASA existing plan For March Sample Back (MSR). A NASA spokesperson said Ars THE agency received 48 answers has THE solicitation And selected Seven companies has to drive more detailed studies.</p> <p> Each business will receive up has $1.5 million For their 90 days studies. Five of THE companies selected by NASA are among THE the agency list of big entrepreneurs, And their inclusion In THE study contracts East No surprise. Two other winners are smaller businesses.</p> <p> March Sample Back East THE The highest priority For from NASA planetary science division. THE Perseverance vagabond Currently on March East gathering several dozen specimens of rock powder, ground, And Martian air In cigar shaped titanium tubes For possible back has Earth.</p> <p> Who is In?

Lockheed Martin, THE only business that has built A spatialship has with success to land on March, will perform "fast assignment design studies For March Sample Back," according to has NASA. Northrop Grumman Also won A contract For It is proposal: "High TRL (Technology Preparation Level) MY V (March Ascent Vehicle) Propulsion Professions And Concept Design For MSR Fast Assignment Design."

These two companies were the partners In development THE solid fuel March Ascent Vehicle For from NASA existing March Sample Back assignment. THE MY V East THE rocket that will propel THE capsule containing THE rock specimens Since THE surface of March back In space has to start THE months journey back has Earth. THE participation of Lockheed Martin And Northrop Grumman In from NASA March program, along with THE study scope suggested In at Northrop proposal, suggest they will to propose to apply existing abilities has solve THE program of March Sample Back.

Aerojet Rocketdyne, best known as A rocket propulsion supplier, will study A high performance liquid fuel March Ascent Vehicle using What he said are "very reliable And mature propulsion technologies, has improve program affordability And schedule."

SpaceX, A business with A long term vision For March, Also won NASA funding For A study contract. It is study proposal was title "Activation March Sample Back with Spatialship." SpaceX East Already design THE in private finance Spatialship rocket with March missions In spirit, And Elon Musk, THE the society founder, has predicted Spatialship will to land on March by THE END of THE decade.

Musk has commonly lack calendar predictions Before with Spatialship, And A landing on THE red planet Before THE END of THE 2020s always seems unlikely. However, THE giant rocket could enable delivery has March And THE possible back of dozens of tons of cargo. A successful test flight of Spatialship This week proven SpaceX East manufacturing progress towards This aim. Always, There is A long path has come on.

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos's space business, will Also receive funding For A study he calls "Benefit Artemis For March Sample Return."

SpaceX And Blue Origin each to have several billion dollars contracts with NASA has develop Spatialship And THE Blue Moon lander as evaluated by humans spatialship has ferry astronauts has And Since THE lunar surface as part of THE Artemis program.

Two other little businesses, Quantum Space And Whittinghill Aerospace, will Also to drive...

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