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The NASA/ESA Mars Sample Return mission has been canceled

Hacker News Monday 21 September 2026, 19:14 UTC By Muhammad523 1 min read
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https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-s-mars-sample-return-mission-dead Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49791939 Points: 19 # Comments: 2

Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-s-mars-sample-return-mission-dead

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49791939

Points: 19

# Comments: 2

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