NASA Considers SpaceX, Blue Origin Sample Return
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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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