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<https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/with-nasas-plan-faltering-china-knows-it-can-be-first-with-mars-sample-return/>

NASA has already lost this race. There's no way NASA will be able to
get its act together on time to return samples before the Chinese do.

The MSR architecture is too complex and convoluted to work and
it costs a ton of money. Yet NASA refuses to pare down the architecture
to something that's more like the Chinese one.
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on 9/7/2024, The Running Man supposed :

<https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/with-nasas-plan-faltering-china-knows-it-can-be-first-with-mars-sample-return/>

NASA has already lost this race. There's no way NASA will be able to
get its act together on time to return samples before the Chinese do.

The MSR architecture is too complex and convoluted to work and
it costs a ton of money. Yet NASA refuses to pare down the architecture
to something that's more like the Chinese one.

Yes, the Chinese will be able to wave the flag. Their samples will hve scientific value, but it's still going to more show than substance.

Also, this is not a surprise.

/dps
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