See Rocket Lab's "proposed mission architecture" for a Mars sample return mission in this animation. Credit: Rocket Lab ...
Mars exploration is heating up. NASA eyes sample returns and crewed landings by the 2030s, but its current relay satellites -- some decades past design life -- struggle with data traffic from rovers, ...
Rocket Lab (RKLB) won a $390,936 NASA study contract for Mars telecommunications architecture and is competing to build a $700 million dedicated communications network supporting sample returns and ...