(Image: ESA) (WKMG 2020)ĭuring Tuesday’s NASA briefing, Zurbuchen estimated that if everything goes according to plan a Martian sample could be back on Earth by 2031. It requires three rocket launches, another rover, a Mars lander, a Mars ascent vehicle and an orbiter spacecraft, most of which will be designed and managed by the ESA.ĮSA's rendering of how the agency plans to collect samples from NASA's mars rover. NASA will partner with the European Space Agency to bring back the samples collected by Perseverance. NASA associate administrator for science Thomas Zurbuchen described the next leg of the mission as “one of the hardest things ever done by humanity and certainly in space science.” However, surviving the landing is only step one of the sample-return plan. Mars 2020, also known as the Perseverance rover, is set to barrel into the Martian atmosphere Thursday afternoon, slowing from 12,500 mph to 1.5 mph before touchdown. NASA’s Mars rover landing will kick off a complicated multi-mission game of tag between NASA and its international partners as they attempt to collect and return Martian rocks and soil back to Earth for the first time, which will, in turn, provide knowledge for future generations who will one day live on the red planet.
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