ESA Member States Call for Cancellation of Earth Return Orbiter
European Space Agency Member States have called for the cancellation of the Earth Return Orbiter, a key element of plans to return samples from the surface of Mars. The Earth Return Orbiter was to be ESA’s primary contribution to NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission, responsible for capturing samples launched from the Martian surface and returning […]
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Published by European Spaceflight on 03/28/2026
