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Independent reviewers find NASA Mars Sample Return plans are seriously flawed (arstechnica.com)
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[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And here we go again. Another Shuttle, another SLS, another JWST.

Except this one has a fixed-by-physics deadline. Just maybe this time failure actually will be an option and the massive budgetary black hole will get plugged before it devours too much other useful science.

Edit: crap, it may already be too late. From the article:

Moreover, the reviewers said canceling Mars Sample Return would not free up billions of dollars for other planetary science missions.