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Congress saves NASA but leaves Mars sample mission to die on the shelf

Congress has handed NASA a rare reprieve, rejecting deep proposed cuts and approving a budget that keeps much of the agency’s ...

NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...
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A NASA Mission to Bring Samples From Mars Back to Earth Has Been Canceled

It looks like NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has come to a bureaucratic end. The mission was to be the crowning ...
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NASA lays off 550 employees - sparking fears missions could be in jeopardy

NASA has laid off 550 employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – sparking fears some of its missions could be in jeopardy. 'In order to best position JPL going forward, we are taking steps to ...
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NASA JPL tests next lunar spacecraft for upcoming commercial flights

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is quietly turning a concrete-walled test bay into the launchpad for a new era of commercial trips to the Moon. By shaking, stacking, and scrutinizing Firefly ...
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NASA's JPL lays off 550 employees

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on Monday announced that it will lay off about 550 employees, or about 11 percent of its workforce. According to JPL director Dave Gallagher, the move has ...
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Letters to the Editor: If NASA’s JPL mission is shelved, we’ll lose invaluable scientific information

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: As a member of the Mars Sample Return team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, I think your ...