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NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs

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NASA may turn to SpaceX or Blue Origin to reduce costs of Mars Sample Return mission.

The agency is evaluating two potential architectures for landing a robotic platform on Mars .

The first option uses NASA 's tried-and-true Sky Crane system, a robotic jetpack that famously lowered the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers onto the Martian surface in 2012 and 2021 .

The second involves a "heavy lift lander" developed by a commercial partner to place the necessary hardware on the surface.

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