Mars Sample Return (MSR) is the highest priority science mission for the next decade as recommended by the recent Decadal Survey of Planetary Science. This presentation provides an overview of a feasibility study for a MSR mission in which emerging commercial capabilities are used alongside other sources of mission elements. Goal is to reduce the number of mission systems and launches required to return the samples, with the goal of reducing mission cost.. Major elements required for the MSR mission are described. We report the feasibility of a complete and closed MSR mission design.


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    Title :

    Mars Sample Return Using Commercial Capabilities: Mission Architecture Overview


    Contributors:
    A. A. Gonzales (author) / C. R. Stoker (author) / L. G. Lemke (author) / J. V. Bowles (author) / L. C. Huynh (author) / N. T. Faber (author) / M. S. Race (author)

    Publication date :

    2014


    Size :

    19 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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