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1. • • But the independent review found that actual Mars sample return costs, under latest designs, would soar to as high as $11 billion and fail to deliver the specimens to Earth before 2040. "The bottom line is an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away," NASA chief Bill Nelson said.
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2. www.space.com › nasa-revamp-mars-sample-return-planNASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul ...

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   Apr 15, 2024 · "The bottom line is that $11 billion is too expensive, and not returning samples until 2040 is unacceptably too long," NASA chief Bill Nelson said during a call with reporters this...

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3. www.theverge.com › 2024/5/14 › 24153047The mission to retrieve a Mars sample is running into turbulence

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   May 14, 2024 · “The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away,” said NASA administrator Bill Nelson recently, announcing that the agency would be...

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5. www.space.com › nasa-crossroads-budget-issuesBudget woes and aging infrastructure will force NASA to make ...

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   Oct 22, 2024 · Specifically, the NASA 2024 budget approved by Congress is $24.875 billion. It had asked for $27.2 billion, but that is not all it would need to do the missions it already has committed to...

6. spacenews.com › nasa-to-look-for-new-options-toNASA to look for new options to carry out Mars Sample Return ...

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   Apr 15, 2024 · “The bottom line is that $11 billion is too expensive and not returning samples until 2040 is unacceptably too long,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said at the briefing.

7. www.sciencenews.org › article › nasas-budget-woesNASA’s budget woes put ambitious space research at risk

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   May 8, 2024 · But two independent review boards pegged the overall expense for sample return much higher, potentially topping $11 billion — unacceptable to NASA administrators.

8. www.deseret.com › u-s-world › 2024/04/15Is NASA's Mars Sample Return mission still happening ...

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   Apr 15, 2024 · “The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away.” “Safely landing and collecting the samples, launching a rocket with the samples off another planet — which has never been done before — and safely transporting the samples more than 33 million miles back to Earth is no small task ...

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   Is NASA's $11 billion budget too expensive?

   • “The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away,” said NASA administrator Bill Nelson recently, announcing that the agency would be looking to make major changes, including soliciting help from the aerospace industry.

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   How much did NASA spend on a mission?

   • The decadal survey estimated the mission cost at between $5 billion and $7 billion total. NASA had hoped to spend around $950 million on it this year. But two independent review boards pegged the overall expense for sample return much higher, potentially topping $11 billion — unacceptable to NASA administrators.

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   Is the planetary science budget too expensive?

   • To fit that into the overall planetary science budget without affecting other programs would delay the return of samples from the early 2030s to 2040. “The bottom line is that $11 billion is too expensive and not returning samples until 2040 is unacceptably too long,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said at the briefing.

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   Is $11 billion too expensive?

   • "The bottom line is that $11 billion is too expensive, and not returning samples until 2040 is unacceptably too long," NASA chief Bill Nelson said during a call with reporters this afternoon. That price tag is the upper-end estimate calculated by an independent review board, which released its findings last September.

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   Is Mars sample return too expensive?

   • “Mars Sample Return will be one of the most complex missions NASA has ever undertaken. The bottom line is, an US$11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away,” Nelson said.

   NASA looks for new ways to return Martian samples to Earth due to bu…

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   Will NASA's budget increase?

   • That was a recommendation of the two previous Augustine-led NASA committees," said Logsdon. This iteration of a NASA review, Logsdon said, accepts that the agency's budget is unlikely to increase significantly in coming years. "That implies hard choices with respect to which prospective missions not to do.

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10. www.ctvnews.ca › sci-tech › nasa-looks-for-new-waysNASA budget cuts warrant new ways to return Martian samples ...

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    Apr 15, 2024 · The bottom line is, an US$11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away,” Nelson said.