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Subject: Mars Sample Return
From: The Running Man
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Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2024 10:53 UTC

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Subject: Mars Sample Return
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<https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/with-nasas-plan-faltering-china-knows-it-can-be-first-with-mars-sample-return/>

NASA has already lost this race. There's no way NASA will be able to
get its act together on time to return samples before the Chinese do.

The MSR architecture is too complex and convoluted to work and
it costs a ton of money. Yet NASA refuses to pare down the architecture
to something that's more like the Chinese one.

Subject: Re: Mars Sample Return
From: Snidely
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Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2024 11:01 UTC
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Subject: Re: Mars Sample Return
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on 9/7/2024, The Running Man supposed :
> <https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/with-nasas-plan-faltering-china-knows-it-can-be-first-with-mars-sample-return/>
>
> NASA has already lost this race. There's no way NASA will be able to
> get its act together on time to return samples before the Chinese do.
>
> The MSR architecture is too complex and convoluted to work and
> it costs a ton of money. Yet NASA refuses to pare down the architecture
> to something that's more like the Chinese one.

Yes, the Chinese will be able to wave the flag. Their samples will hve
scientific value, but it's still going to more show than substance.

Also, this is not a surprise.

/dps

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Subject	Author
Mars Sample Return	The Running Man
Re: Mars Sample Return	Snidely