7 companies challenged with bringing soil samples back from Mars

CALLS IT ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX MISSIONS NASA HAS UNDERTAKEN. SEVEN COMPANIES WERE JUST AWARDED $1.5 BILLION TO CREATE A RESCUE MISSION OF SORTS. YEAH, THEY WANT TO COLLECT SOIL SAMPLES FROM MARS AND BRING THEM BACK TO EARTH. AS MICHELLE MEREDITH SHOWS US. IT’S ALL AN EFFORT TO UNLOCK COSMIC SECRETS FROM THE RED PLANET. THE SOIL SAMPLES ARE COLLECTED AND WAITING. WAITING ON MARS. THIS IS AN ARTIST’S RENDERING OF THE SAMPLES BEING COLLECTED. NOW NASA’S CHALLENGE LAND ON MARS. COLLECT THE SAMPLES. TRANSFER THEM INTO A LAUNCH VEHICLE, AND BLAST OFF TO MAKE THE 170 MILLION MILE TRIP BACK HOME. ENGINE IGNITION TWO ONE. THE PERSEVERANCE OF HUMANITY LAUNCHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ROBOTIC EXPLORERS TO THE RED. IT WAS BACK IN 2021 ABOARD AN ATLAS ROCKET WHEN THE ROVER, NAMED PERCIVAL FERENCE, LEFT THIS WORLD BEHIND SAFELY ON THE SURFACE OF MARS. NOW, NASA HAS AWARDED SEVEN COMPANIES, $1.5 MILLION TO FORM A MISSION PLAN TO BRING THOSE SAMPLES LOCATED NEAR THE EQUATOR BACK TO EARTH AT A REASONABLE COST. YEAH, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED, TIMOTHY LIN IS AN ENGINEER FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN. HE’S PART OF MISSION STRATEGY AND ADVANCED CAPABILITIES, SAYS HIS TEAM WILL PRESENT NASA THEIR IDEAS ON HOW TO ACCOMPLISH ONE OF THE MOST DARING INTERPLAY MONETARY MISSIONS EVER. UM, ENSURING PRISTINE SAMPLES, ALSO ENSURING PLANETARY PROTECTION, WHICH IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECT TO THIS. IT’S JUST A SERIES OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY BRING THIS SAMPLE BACK. ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX THINGS, BUT ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS THAT WE GET A CHANCE TO TO, TO WORK ON HERE AT LOCKHEED. SO WE’RE WE’RE REALLY EXCITED. IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET THESE SAMPLES BACK BECAUSE THEY COULD HOLD THE CLUES TO LIFE BEYOND EARTH. DOCTOR KEN KRAMER HOLDS A PHD IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND PRODUCES HIS OWN WEBSITE ON SPACE EXPLORATION. ELON KRAMER SAYS THE ROVER HAS COLLECTED TWO DOZEN SAMPLES, IS BELIEVED TO BE FROM AN ANCIENT RIVERBED, SO THEY WILL TELL US ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF LIFE. IS THERE A SECOND FOOTHOLD FOR LIFE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM? SO WE NEED TO GET THESE SAMPLES BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN. NASA BUDGET CUTS FORCED BY CONGRESS HAVE DELAYED THIS PROGRAM. KRAMER TELLS WESH. IT WILL NOT BE A QUICK PROCESS IF THE MISSION SUCCEEDS. A RIGOROUS REVIEW AND EXAMINATION WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE ANY MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE ABOUT LIFE ON MARS, MICHELLE MEREDITH WESH 2 NEWS LOCKHEED MARTIN, SPACEX, BLUE ORIGIN AND OTHERS WILL ALL PRESENT THEIR PLANS TO NASA AFTER THE STUDIES ARE COMPLETE. NASA WILL DECIDE WHICH PLAN THEY LIKE BEST. NOW, KEEP IN MIND IT WILL BE THREE YEARS AT LEA

7 companies challenged with bringing soil samples back from Mars

Updated: 6:27 PM EDT Jun 10, 2024

NASA is challenging seven companies to form a mission plan to collect soil samples left on Mars and bring them back to Earth.Back in 2021 aboard an Atlas Rocket, a Rover named Perseverance left the Earth behind and made the trip to Mars.“It’s important to get these samples back because they could hold the clues to life beyond Earth,” said Dr. Ken Kramer who holds a PhD in organic chemistry.The samples will be able to tell researchers if there is more to life within the solar system. Team from Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and others will present their ideas on how to accomplish one of the most interplanetary missions ever. “It’s just one of the most complex things with one of the most exciting things that we get a chance to work on here at Lockheed, so we’re really excited,” said Timothy Linn, an engineer for Lockheed Martin.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —

NASA is challenging seven companies to form a mission plan to collect soil samples left on Mars and bring them back to Earth.

Back in 2021 aboard an Atlas Rocket, a Rover named Perseverance left the Earth behind and made the trip to Mars.

“It’s important to get these samples back because they could hold the clues to life beyond Earth,” said Dr. Ken Kramer who holds a PhD in organic chemistry.

The samples will be able to tell researchers if there is more to life within the solar system.

Team from Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and others will present their ideas on how to accomplish one of the most interplanetary missions ever.

“It’s just one of the most complex things with one of the most exciting things that we get a chance to work on here at Lockheed, so we’re really excited,” said Timothy Linn, an engineer for Lockheed Martin.

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