ESA - Earth Return Orbiter – the first round-trip to Mars
The Earth Return Orbiter would capture a basketball-sized capsule launched from the surface of Mars filled with a set of samples previously collected by Perseverance. European teams would orchestrate the catch in Mars orbit from 50 million km away with the help of ESA and NASA navigation teams.
Mars sample-return mission - Wikipedia
A Mars sample-return (MSR) mission is a proposed mission to collect rock and dust samples on Mars and return them to Earth. [1] Such a mission would allow more extensive analysis than that allowed by onboard sensors.
Europe’s Earth Return Orbiter reaches design maturity
Jul 5, 2024 · ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter, the first spacecraft that will rendezvous and capture an object around another planet, passed a key milestone to bring the first Mars samples back to Earth.
Europe's Mars sample return orbiter moving ahead despite NASA …
Jul 10, 2024 · ERO will provide the crucial transport of Mars samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover from the Red Planet to Earth. In order to do so, it will rendezvous with the sample in Martian...
NASA and ESA are currently collaborating to explore options for conducting a joint Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign, consisting of three flight missions, capable of delivering a variety of atmospheric and soil samples collected on Mars for analysis on Earth.
Earth Return Orbiter – the first round-trip to Mars
Apr 6, 2023 · ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter is one of three flight missions making up the Mars Sample Return campaign to bring martian rock, soil and atmospheric samples back to Earth.
Earth Return Orbiter Infographic - NASA Science
Apr 6, 2023 · The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) would be the biggest spacecraft to ever orbit Mars. The spacecraft would also be the first interplanetary spacecraft to rendezvous and capture hardware launched from another planet and return it to the Earth’s surface, making a full round trip to Mars and back.
Europe’s Earth Return Orbiter reaches design maturity
Jul 11, 2024 · ESA’s Earth Return Orbiter, the first spacecraft that will rendezvous and capture an object around another planet, passed a key milestone to bring the first Mars samples back to Earth.
ESA - Earth Return Orbiter - European Space Agency
May 27, 2019 · The ESA orbiter would be the first interplanetary spacecraft to capture samples in orbit and make a return trip between Earth and Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover is exploring the surface and storing a set of samples in canisters in strategic areas …
NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return - Wikipedia
Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) is a two-stage, solid-fueled rocket that will deliver the collected samples from the surface of Mars to the Earth Return Orbiter. Early in 2022, Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to partner with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in developing the MAV and engines from Northrop Grumman . [ 170 ]