WorldPingThanks to JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and its sample-return capabilities, we're on the cusp of receiving our first sample from the Martian system—not from Mars itself, but from its largest moon, Phobos.
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A new surface atlas of Phobos will help MMX mission collect its samples
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return
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WorldPingMedia are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16, from the International Space Station.
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