Senate Questions Viability of NASA's Ambitious Mars Mission
- 10 months ago
Senate Questions , Viability of NASA's , Ambitious Mars Mission.
'The Hill' reports that the Senate has
signaled deep concerns about NASA's plan
to gather soil samples from Mars.
'The Hill' reports that the Senate has
signaled deep concerns about NASA's plan
to gather soil samples from Mars.
The mission's cost is one of
those concerns, 'The Hill' reports.
The Mars mission has been offered
just $300 million in funding for
fiscal 2024 by Senate appropriators. .
That's less than a third of the , $949 million that NASA , requested for the mission.
The Committee has significant concerns
about the technical challenges facing
MSR and potential further impacts on
confirmed missions, even before MSR has
completed preliminary design review, Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
subcommittee, 2024 appropriations bill, via 'The Hill'.
The Committee has significant concerns
about the technical challenges facing
MSR and potential further impacts on
confirmed missions, even before MSR has
completed preliminary design review, Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
subcommittee, 2024 appropriations bill, via 'The Hill'.
NASA's estimates for
the mission's development costs have
soared from $4.4 billion to over $9 billion.
The Senate said that it would rescind the allocated
$300 million if the space agency cannot guarantee the
overall cost of the mission will not exceed $5.3 billion.
'The Hill' reports that NASA's estimated price tag does not
include launch costs, operating costs or the construction
of a sample-receiving facility to house Martian soil.
The Senate subcommittee also noted that
NASA's aggressive 2028 launch date is likely
to slip, which would increase costs as well.
'The Hill' reports that NASA's Artemis lunar program has also
gone way over its planned budget and is expected to cost
$93 billion by the time astronauts make it to the lunar surface. .
'The Hill' reports that NASA's Artemis lunar program has also
gone way over its planned budget and is expected to cost
$93 billion by the time astronauts make it to the lunar surface.
'The Hill' reports that the Senate has
signaled deep concerns about NASA's plan
to gather soil samples from Mars.
'The Hill' reports that the Senate has
signaled deep concerns about NASA's plan
to gather soil samples from Mars.
The mission's cost is one of
those concerns, 'The Hill' reports.
The Mars mission has been offered
just $300 million in funding for
fiscal 2024 by Senate appropriators. .
That's less than a third of the , $949 million that NASA , requested for the mission.
The Committee has significant concerns
about the technical challenges facing
MSR and potential further impacts on
confirmed missions, even before MSR has
completed preliminary design review, Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
subcommittee, 2024 appropriations bill, via 'The Hill'.
The Committee has significant concerns
about the technical challenges facing
MSR and potential further impacts on
confirmed missions, even before MSR has
completed preliminary design review, Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
subcommittee, 2024 appropriations bill, via 'The Hill'.
NASA's estimates for
the mission's development costs have
soared from $4.4 billion to over $9 billion.
The Senate said that it would rescind the allocated
$300 million if the space agency cannot guarantee the
overall cost of the mission will not exceed $5.3 billion.
'The Hill' reports that NASA's estimated price tag does not
include launch costs, operating costs or the construction
of a sample-receiving facility to house Martian soil.
The Senate subcommittee also noted that
NASA's aggressive 2028 launch date is likely
to slip, which would increase costs as well.
'The Hill' reports that NASA's Artemis lunar program has also
gone way over its planned budget and is expected to cost
$93 billion by the time astronauts make it to the lunar surface. .
'The Hill' reports that NASA's Artemis lunar program has also
gone way over its planned budget and is expected to cost
$93 billion by the time astronauts make it to the lunar surface.