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[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Also, it will be returned to earth. All the perseverance samples will eventually be returned in a later mission.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago

Has the money actually already been allocated though? Because nothing's final until it's launched.

Nasa had a perfectly good moon buggy that they've had to scrap for no good reason, so just because it's on the cards doesn't mean it'll definitely happen.

[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well, that's unfortunately true... The good news is that there's no time limit. The samples can wait as long as they have to. I doubt we'll just forget about them.

Also good, the rover is sitting on Mars, the bean counters can't disassemble it there.

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