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Audit of the Mars Sample Return Mission

The Mars Sample Return Program, which NASA is undertaking in partnership with the European Space Agency, is the most complex, demanding, and ambitious robotic science mission ever attempted.

Later this year, NASA will make a key decision about the future of the program. This decision will determine whether the program moves from the formulation phase to development. Here’s what we found.