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Mars Sample Return

NASA / ESA · 2020–now · also MSR, Sample Retrieval Lander, Earth Return Orbiter

Proposed NASA-ESA campaign to bring Perseverance's cached samples to Earth, with landers, a Mars ascent vehicle and an orbiter.

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Named in: 34 in title · 72 in abstract · 51 in keywords

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Mars Sample Return using commercial capabilities: Mission architecture overview

Andrew A. Gonzales, Carol R. Stoker, Lawrence G. Lemke, Jeffrey V. Bowles +3 moreIEEE Aerospace 2014 14 citedOct 30, 2013

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS & POLICY Mars Sample Return Perseverance Spirit & Opportunity

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Oct 30, 2013

Mars Sample Return Mission Concept Status

Brian K. Muirhead, Austin K. Nicholas, Jeff UmlandIEEE Aerospace 2019 35 citedOct 21, 2019

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Mars Sample Return

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Oct 21, 2019

Mars Sample Return as a campaign

R. Mattingly, Lisa MayIEEE Aerospace 2011 78 citedMar 1, 2011

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Mars Sample Return

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Mar 1, 2011

Mars Sample Return Lander Mission Concepts

Brian K. Muirhead, Ashley Chandler KarpIEEE Aerospace 2019 27 citedMar 1, 2019

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Mars Sample Return

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Mar 1, 2019

Prototype rotary percussive drill for the Mars Sample Return mission

Kris A. Zacny, Jack Wilson, Phil Chu, Jack CraftIEEE Aerospace 2011 25 citedMar 1, 2011

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Mars Sample Return

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Mar 1, 2011

Robotics System Process and Concept for On-orbit Assembly for Potential Mars Sample Return

Jackson W. Strahle, Chi Yeung Chiu, Marco Dolci, Paulo J. YounseIEEE Aerospace 2020 5 citedMar 1, 2020

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Mars Sample Return

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Mar 1, 2020

Sample Recovery Helicopter

Fernando Mier-Hicks, Håvard Fjær Grip, Arash Kalantari, Scott Jared Moreland +7 moreIEEE Aerospace 2023 16 citedMar 4, 2023

Space × RoboticsSurface Mobility & Terramechanics Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Manipulation & Grasping Mars Sample Return Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

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Mar 4, 2023

Mars drill for the Mars sample return mission with a Brushing and Abrading bit, regolith and powder bit, core PreView Bit and a coring bit

Kris A. Zacny, Gale L. Paulsen, P. Chu, Arshak Avanesyan +2 moreIEEE Aerospace 2012 14 citedMar 1, 2012

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Mars Sample Return Spirit & Opportunity

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Mar 1, 2012

Updated Human Mars Ascent Vehicle Concept in Support of NASA’s Strategic Analysis Cycle 2021

Douglas J. Trent, Herbert D. Thomas, Michelle RuckerIEEE Aerospace 2022Mar 5, 2022

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Mars Sample Return Artemis

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Mar 5, 2022

Conceptual Design of a Mars Rotorcraft for Future Sample Fetch Missions

Benjamin T. Pipenberg, Sara A. Langberg, Jeremy D. Tyler, Matthew T. KeennonIEEE Aerospace 2022 16 citedMar 5, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Manipulation & Grasping Perception & State Estimation Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mars Sample Return Perseverance

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Mar 5, 2022

Space rendezvous and capture testbed

Russell J. Smith, David Newill‐Smith, Gabriel Udomkesmalee, Brian Lee +3 moreIEEE Aerospace 2016 1 citedMar 1, 2016

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Motion Planning & Navigation Mars Sample Return

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Mar 1, 2016

Concepts for Mars On-Orbit Robotic Sample Capture and Transfer

Brendan Chamberlian-Simon, Rudranarayan Mukherjee, Russell Smith, Marco DolciIEEE Aerospace 2017Mar 4, 2017

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS PLANETARY ROBOTICS Mars Sample Return

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Mar 4, 2017

Passive vs. Parachute System Architecture for Robotic Sample Return Vehicles

Robert W. Maddock, Allen B. Henning, Jamshid A. SamarehIEEE Aerospace 2016Mar 5, 2016

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Mars Sample Return

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Mar 5, 2016

Mars2020 sample acquisition and caching technologies and architectures

Kris A. Zacny, Phil Chu, Kiel Davis, Gale L. Paulsen +1 moreIEEE Aerospace 2014 17 citedMar 1, 2014

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Manipulation & Grasping Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Mars Sample Return

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Mar 1, 2014

Experimental results of rover-based coring and caching

Paul Backes, Paulo J. Younse, Matt DiCicco, Nicolas Hudson +7 moreIEEE Aerospace 2011 14 citedMar 1, 2011

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Manipulation & Grasping Mars Sample Return

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Mar 1, 2011

Lessons for Future In-Space Telerobotic Servicing from Robotic Refueling Mission

Zakiya Tomlinson, William Gallagher, Justin Cassidy, Brian Roberts +2 moreIEEE Aerospace 2022Mar 5, 2022

Space × RoboticsIN-SPACE SERVICING ORBITAL ROBOTICS HRI & Teleoperation Manipulation & Grasping Canadarm2, Dextre & Canadarm3 Mars Sample Return OSAM-1

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Mar 5, 2022

Human and Robotic Exploration Missions to Phobos Prior to Crewed Mars Surface Missions

Michael L. Gernhardt, Steven P. Chappell, Omar S. Bekdash, Andrew F. AbercrombyIEEE Aerospace 2017Mar 4, 2016

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION HRI & Teleoperation Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Mars Sample Return

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Mar 4, 2016

Preparing for Mars: The Evolvable Mars Campaign 'Proving Ground' Approach

Marianne R. Bobskill, Mark L. Lupisella, Rob P. Mueller, Laurent Sibille +2 moreIEEE Aerospace 2015Mar 7, 2015

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS HRI & Teleoperation Perseverance Mars Sample Return

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Mar 7, 2015